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  1. Fugitive jailed for the killing of his second cousin

    Fugitive Dean Ferguson, who tried to escape justice, has been jailed for six years and four months for the culpable homicide of his cousin Billy Joe Bates.

    News Published: 08 Jan 2024
  2. HMA V Andrew Innes: Statement from The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS)

    A statement following the conviction and sentence of Andrew Innes at the High Court in Edinburgh today for the murder of Bennylyn and Jellica Burke and the rape of another young girl.  

    News Published: 06 Feb 2023
  3. Briefing to accompany the Lord Advocate’s statement: Prosecution Guidance on Public Safety and Prison Population

    Briefing to the statement ‘Prosecution Guidance on Public Safety and Prison Population’ made by the Lord Advocate to the Scottish Parliament on 10 October 2024.

    Document Published: 23 Oct 2024
  4. Seven jailed indefinitely for child sexual abuse

    Five men and two women have been jailed indefinitely for serious sexual abuse of children in the Glasgow area.

    News Published: 27 Jan 2025
  5. Petrol bomb gang jailed for 64 years

    Six men have been jailed for a total of 64 years and three months their part in a series of petrol bomb attacks in Greenock. 

    News Published: 30 Nov 2022
  6. COPFS launches consultation to inform new Strategic Plan

    An invitation to have your say about the initial framework for the COPFS Strategic Plan 2023-27.

    News Published: 18 Oct 2022
  7. Metal detectorists sentenced

    Two men have been sentenced for illegal metal detecting, damaging a historic monument and removing an artefact.

    News Published: 24 Jun 2022
  8. Coronavirus (COVID-19): information for those due to attend court

    The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to have an impact on the Scottish criminal justice system.

    News Published: 21 Apr 2022
  9. Leisure centre trustees fined following pool incident

    The trustees of a Kilmarnock leisure centre have been fined after a six-year-old girl nearly drowned in a swimming pool.

    News Published: 03 Feb 2022
  10. Armed robbers who targeted Edinburgh and Dundee jewellery stores jailed

    Three men who took part in armed robberies at jewellery stores in Edinburgh and Dundee have been jailed.

    News Published: 30 Nov 2021