News
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FAI court process begins for the death of an electrician
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the death of George Anderson.
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FAI Determination published after Edinburgh prisoner death
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the determination in the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Stuart Govan.
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Third-party data breach
We are aware of a data security incident involving a third-party supplier used by COPFS.
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Private hire car driver who raped teenage passenger jailed
A private hire taxi car driver who raped a teenage passenger after picking her up from a night out in Edinburgh has been jailed.
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Man who sexually assaulted two women in Falkirk sentenced
A man who sexually assaulted two young women as they walked home in Falkirk has been sentenced.
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Domestic abuser who murdered partner in Aberdeen jailed for life
A domestic abuser who murdered his partner in Aberdeen has been jailed for life.
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FAI into ambulance service response to two Covid-19 deaths
The Procurator Fiscal has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a discretionary Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Margaret Cawkwell and Shivraj Partab Singh.
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Gangland figure sentenced over role in £14million drugs trafficking operation
A man linked to serious organised crime given five years and 10 months imprisonment
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Domestic abuser who started fire at ex-partner's home with child inside jailed
A domestic abuser who deliberately started a fire at his former partner's home leaving her and a five-year-old child trapped inside has been jailed.
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Company fined after dozens of bats died following house construction work
A construction company has been fined after a large number of bats were killed as a result of building work at a sheltered housing bungalow.