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  1. Lanarkshire window cleaner jailed for sexual assault caught on camera

    Four and a half years imprisonment for attack on elderly woman

    News Published: 20 Jun 2023
  2. Man sentenced for animal neglect offences

    A 30-year-old Manchester businessman has been sentenced after admitting causing unnecessary suffering to dozens of cats and dogs at a Perthshire farm.

    News Published: 25 May 2023
  3. Salmon farming company fined £800,000 for failings that led to man’s death

    A salmon farming company has been fined £800,000 after an employee was crushed and drowned when he fell into the water during a boat transfer.

    News Published: 09 May 2023
  4. Aberdeen man sentenced for environmental offences

    An Aberdeen man who illegally kept and burned waste has been ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work and placed under 18 months supervision.

    News Published: 05 Feb 2025
  5. Construction manager fined for damaging badger sett

    A 53-year-old Edinburgh site manager has been fined £3,600 after bulldozing a badger sett.

    News Published: 22 Jun 2023
  6. Rapist jailed for 11 years for attacks on vulnerable young people

    A rapist who manipulated and exploited vulnerable people he met through online chat sites has been jailed for 11 years.

    News Published: 12 Apr 2023
  7. 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
  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. 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
  10. 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