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  1. Care home sentenced for failing that led to resident’s death

    A care home has been fined £20,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable 90-year-old man.

    News Published: 10 May 2023
  2. Two men jailed for more than 13 years over bid to smuggle drugs from Spain hidden inside crates of watermelons

    Two men who plotted to smuggle cannabis with a street value of up £1.5m from Spain inside lorry load of watermelons jailed for total of 13 years and two months.

    News Published: 25 Apr 2025
  3. Two men jailed over £600,000 Transatlantic drug smuggling plot

    Two men, Jamaal Darbasie and George Manton, jailed over £600,000 Transatlantic drug smuggling plot

    News Published: 28 May 2025
  4. Care home company fined after resident chokes and dies

    A care home company has been fined £640,000 after one of their residents choked on a piece of doughnut and died.

    News Published: 12 Jan 2022
  5. After the verdict

    Guides for victims, witnesses, accused and parents explaining what happens at the end of a court case. Includes return of property, bail and appeals.

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  6. Man jailed for dog cruelty and banned from owning animals for ten years

    A man whose dog had to be put down after he abandoned it and left it inside a crate for days jailed for six months and banned from owning animals for ten years.

    News Published: 16 Apr 2024
  7. Alternatives to prosecution

    This page contains information about alternatives to prosecution that may be considered by the Procurator Fiscal.

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  8. Care company sentenced for failings that led to lone worker’s rape

    An Edinburgh-based care company has been fined £20,000 for their failure to safeguard a worker who became the victim of abduction, assault and rape.

    News Published: 22 Sept 2021
  9. Businessman agrees to hand over £600,000 in landmark settlement following civil investigation

    Businessman Goljar Singh agrees to hand over £600,000 in landmark settlement following civil investigation

    News Published: 06 Feb 2023
  10. Briefing note on investigation of deaths and FAI

    COPFS is committed to the prompt investigation of deaths, but accepts that in some cases the time taken to complete a thorough investigation has been too long.

    News Published: 24 Dec 2018