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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Man fined for fly tipping

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

    News Published: 18 Nov 2022
  7. 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
  8. Glasgow flytipper sentenced

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

    News Published: 01 Sept 2021
  9. 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
  10. Controlling domestic abuser jailed after raping three women

    A controlling domestic abuser who raped three women – including two on the same night – has been given an Order for Lifelong Restriction.

    News Published: 03 May 2024