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  1. Procurator Fiscal announces post-mortem CT scanning pilot

    The Procurator Fiscal, as the independent authority for the investigation of sudden and unexplained deaths, has approved a pilot to evaluate the use of CT scanning in instructed post-mortem.

    27 May 2025 Death investigations
  2. Prison officer sentenced for indecent communication and possessing child abuse images

    A prison officer who believed he was sending sexual messages to a child on a social media messaging app has been sentenced.  

    21 May 2025 Cases
  3. FAI Determination with recommendations published on death of prisoner.

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the publication of the determination in the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Jack McKenzie. 

    20 May 2025 Death investigations
  4. Paisley man made child abuse images using Artificial Intelligence app

    A telecoms worker from Paisley has been sentenced for creating and storing AI-generated images of child sex abuse.

    19 May 2025 Cases
  5. Woman jailed for embezzlement ordered to pay back almost £670,000 under Proceeds of Crime laws

    A woman who embezzled £1.5million from a family scrap metal business in Aberdeen has been ordered to repay almost £670,000 under Proceeds of Crime laws.

    16 May 2025 Cases
  6. Drugs traffickers jailed for nine years over cocaine and cannabis supply network

    Two men who set up a drugs trafficking network worth hundreds of thousands of pounds have been imprisoned for a total of nine years.

    15 May 2025 Cases
  7. FAI Determination published following Biggar mum’s death

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the publication of the determination in the discretionary Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Joanne Gallacher. 

    15 May 2025 Death investigations
  8. FAI Determination published following pedestrian’s tram death

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the publication of the determination in the discretionary Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Carlos Hernan Correa Palacio. 

    14 May 2025 Death investigations
  9. Man who raped vulnerable girl jailed after extradition to Scotland

    A man who was extradited from Germany to stand trial after raping a vulnerable teenage girl has been jailed for eight years.

    12 May 2025 Cases
  10. Employee who embezzled £1million from local authority ordered to pay back funds under Proceeds of Crime laws

    A former local authority employee who embezzled more than £1million from Aberdeen City Council over a 17-year period has been ordered to repay more than £165,000 under Proceeds of Crime laws.

    12 May 2025 Cases