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  2. Physics teacher guilty over sexual abuse of trust with female pupil

    A Highland physics teacher exploited a position of trust to engage in sexual activity with a female pupil.

    News Published: 20 Nov 2025
  3. Company director who defrauded thousands of pounds from former partner jailed

    Andrew Polson, director of a Christian charity radio company who defrauded thousands of pounds from a former partner, has been jailed for 22 months.

    News Published: 19 Nov 2025
  4. Man who tried to kill woman and children has sentence increased following Crown appeal

    A man who tried to kill a woman and two children has had his sentence increased following an appeal by the Crown.

    News Published: 19 Nov 2025
  5. FAI court process begins for Glenochil prisoner death

    The Procurator Fiscal has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 81-year-old William MacDowell. 

    News Published: 18 Nov 2025
  6. Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC’s message to victims of sexual abuse

    Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC reached out to victims of sexual abuse with commitment on support and a renewed focus on ensuring perpetrators will be prosecuted

    News Published: 17 Nov 2025
  7. Garage owner jailed for trafficking drugs and acting as go-between for gun search

    Kristopher Kinnaird, who supplied drugs and offered to source deadly weapons to criminal associates, has been jailed for six years.

    News Published: 11 Nov 2025
  8. Rapist targeted three women during month-long campaign of sexual offending

    A rapist who targeted three women during a campaign of serious sexual offending lasting just over a month has been jailed.  

    News Published: 10 Nov 2025
  9. FAI process begins for three Edinburgh covid death prisoners

    The Procurator Fiscal has lodged a First Notice to commence an FAI into the deaths of Philip Quinn, Richard McCormick and Alexander Morgan.  

    News Published: 06 Nov 2025
  10. Prison death Determination with significant recommendations published

    The Procurator Fiscal notes the publication of the determination in the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Sarah Jane Riley. 

    News Published: 04 Nov 2025