News
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Lord Advocate’s message as figures show more offenders are convicted for domestic abuse
Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has expressed her deep hope that victims of domestic abuse can see routes to a safer future after new figures showed a 19 percent rise in conviction for offenders.
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Undertaker jailed for sexual assaults on two women
An undertaker sexually assaulted two female colleagues while they attempted to arrange funeral services.
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Woman fined and banned from keeping dogs after admitting animal neglect
A woman who kept more than 20 dogs and puppies in squalid conditions inside stables and farm outhouses has been fined a total of £1975 and banned from keeping dogs for three years.
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Man who abducted and raped two women jailed indefinitely
A man who abducted and violently raped two vulnerable women at his home in Glasgow has been jailed indefinitely.
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Rapist jailed indefinitely for sexual abuse of three women
A rapist who sexually abused three vulnerable women in the space of just nine months has been jailed indefinitely.
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Man with serious organised crime links jailed over money laundering plot
A man linked to serious organised crime has been jailed over a money laundering plot worth almost £12million.
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Drugs trafficker ordered to repay more than £1million in proceeds of crime ruling
A man linked to serious organised crime who was jailed for drugs trafficking and money laundering offences has been ordered to repay more than £1 million under Proceeds of Crime laws.
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Fornethy House worker found guilty of abusing children sentenced
A retired Fornethy House teacher who systematically abused vulnerable young children in her care over the course of 15 years has been sentenced.
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Physics teacher guilty over sexual abuse of trust with female pupil
A Highland physics teacher exploited a position of trust to engage in sexual activity with a female pupil.
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Man who tried to kill woman and children has sentence increased following Crown appeal
A man who tried to kill a woman and two children has had his sentence increased following an appeal by the Crown.