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  1. Man jailed for dog cruelty and banned from owning animals for ten years

    A man whose dog had to be put down after he abandoned it and left it inside a crate for several days has been imprisoned for six months and banned from owning or looking after animals for ten years.

    16 Apr 2024 Cases
  2. Digital platform for victims and witnesses launched by COPFS

     An initiative to digitally transform how victims and witnesses in criminal cases can access information and guidance relevant to them online has been launched by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).   

    15 Apr 2024 Statements
  3. FAI court process begins for man who died in custody

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 76-year-old Peter Tobin. 

    10 Apr 2024 Death investigations
  4. Fatal Accident Inquiry Determination published following death of Livingston woman

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the conclusion of the discretionary Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Ann Drummond.

    08 Apr 2024 Death investigations
  5. Court process begins for the FAI into the death of a young boy

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Archie Donald.

    05 Apr 2024 Death investigations
  6. FAI court process begins for man who died in custody at HMP Bowhouse

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 34-year-old Brendan Reilly.

    04 Apr 2024 Death investigations
  7. FAI court process begins for the death of heavy goods driver

    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 James Murray.

    04 Apr 2024 Death investigations
  8. Five-man Inverclyde drugs gang sentenced to total of 31 years and eight months in prison

    Five members of a notorious serious organised crime gang who ran a massive drugs trafficking empire in Inverclyde have been jailed for a total of 31 years and eight months.

    04 Apr 2024 Cases
  9. FAI court process begins for man who died in custody at HMP Barlinnie

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 42-year-old David Sutherland.

    28 Mar 2024 Death investigations
  10. Edinburgh teacher found to have persecuted young boys.

    John Brownlee, a former teacher, inflicted sadistic cruelty on young boys at the Edinburgh Academy between 1967 and 1991. He has been found to have physically assaulted and emotionally abused children at the school.

    27 Mar 2024 Cases