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  1. Man sentenced to life in jail for taxi driver murder after rare double jeopardy proceedings

    A man has been given a life sentence for murder following the death of a taxi driver he was initially convicted of assaulting. 

    News Published: 10 Apr 2025
  2. Kirkcaldy man sentenced for sexual assault of a good samaritan

    A Kirkcaldy man has been sentenced for sexually assaulting a woman who had given him shelter in her home.

    News Published: 29 Sept 2025
  3. Foster carer couple convicted of abusing vulnerable children

    A husband and wife who breached a position of trust to abuse vulnerable foster children in their care have been jailed.

    News Published: 09 Mar 2026
  4. Man fined for fly tipping

    A 42-year-old Edinburgh man who illegally dumped domestic waste has been fined.

    News Published: 18 Nov 2022
  5. Musselburgh man sentenced for fly-tipping

    A 33-year-old man has been sentenced for illegally disposing of waste in East Lothian.

    News Published: 20 Sept 2022
  6. Glasgow flytipper sentenced

    A 33-year-old Glasgow man has been sentenced for illegally disposing of building waste.

    News Published: 01 Sept 2021
  7. Court process for the FAI into the deaths of two men in Oban begins

    COPFS has lodged a First Notice with the Sheriff Court to begin the court process for an FAI into the deaths of John White and Martyn Smith.

    News Published: 17 Mar 2023
  8. Statement on Lord Advocate references to the Court of Appeal

    Lord Advocate notes the outcome of references made to the Court of Appeal seeking a further change in the rules of evidence in rape and other sexual offences.  

    News Published: 30 Oct 2024
  9. FAI Determination published following the deaths of two Oban men

    The Procurator Fiscal notes the publication of the determination in the discretionary Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of John White and Martyn Smith.  

    News Published: 27 Nov 2025
  10. Man jailed for violent sexual offences

    A West Lothian man who abused two women during a campaign of violent and sexual abuse has been imprisoned for seven and a half years.

    News Published: 30 Aug 2024