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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. Senior prosecutor’s behaviour warning for young people after youth sentenced for fireworks offences

    Young people who engage in rioting and public disorder urged to consider the impact a criminal record will have on their lives, prosecutor Nail Almond warned.

    News Published: 04 Aug 2025
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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