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  1. Amanda Cox Fatal Accident Inquiry decision

    A decision has been made by Crown Counsel that a Fatal Accident Inquiry will not be held into the death of 34-year-old Amanda Cox at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

    News Published: 15 Mar 2022
  2. Lord Advocate’s guidelines: safer drug consumption facility

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    Document Published: 09 Jan 2025
  3. County lines gang members who manipulated drug users into 'cuckooing' their homes jailed

    Two members of a county lines drug trafficking gang, Mohammed Miah and Abdul Khan, have been jailed for a total of 11 years and three months.

    News Published: 30 Aug 2023
  4. Lawyer who stole £120,000 from client with dementia is jailed

    Former lawyer John Sinclair, who embezzled £120,000 from a pensioner suffering from dementia and living in a nursing home, has been jailed for two years. 

    News Published: 18 Jul 2023
  5. Former youth football coach jailed for historic sexual abuse

    A former Boys Brigade leader and youth football coach has been jailed after historically abusing seven boys in his care.

    News Published: 02 Jul 2024
  6. Housing association sentenced for failings that led to woman’s death

    A housing association has been fined £100,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable 64-year-old woman in their care.

    News Published: 09 Feb 2023
  7. Nursery fined after baby chokes to death

    An Edinburgh nursery has been fined £800,000 after an eleven-month-old boy in its care died after choking on a piece of food.

    News Published: 18 Jan 2022
  8. Four men sentenced for football disorder ahead of 2024 Scottish League Cup Final

    Four men have been imprisoned for their part in violent clashes between Old Firm fans ahead of the 2024 Scottish League Cup Final.

    News Published: 19 May 2026
  9. Prosecutors issue warning on dangers of strangulation

    COPFS prosecutors have issued a powerful warning of the dangers of strangulation – which can cause brain death within minutes but leave no physical signs.

    News Published: 13 Apr 2026
  10. Drugs traffickers jailed for nine years over cocaine and cannabis supply network

    Jamie Montgomery and Darrin Campbell, who set up a drugs trafficking network worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, have been jailed for a total of nine years.

    News Published: 15 May 2025