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  1. Former foster carer who beat and humiliated children during abuse campaign sentenced

    A former foster carer who subjected three vulnerable children to a campaign of abuse over the course of almost 20 years has been sentenced.

    News Published: 15 Nov 2024
  2. Investigative practices in child deaths and non-accidental injuries in children 

    A review of investigative practices pursued into child deaths and non-accidental injuries in children has been conducted and a summary of its findings are now published.

    News Published: 19 Nov 2024
  3. Drug dealer with £2.5m worth of cocaine in his car boot jailed for five years

    Drugs trafficker Dylan Nicol has been jailed for five years after police found cocaine worth almost £2.5m in his car following a high-speed night-time chase.

    News Published: 22 Nov 2024
  4. FAI court process begins for man who died in HMP Shotts

    The Procurator Fiscal has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Darrin Callander.  

    News Published: 25 Nov 2024
  5. Edinburgh rapist jailed for campaign of child sexual abuse

    A rapist who subjected three young children to a campaign of sexual abuse has been jailed.

    News Published: 27 Nov 2024
  6. Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service statement following the sentencing of Finlay MacDonald

    Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service statement following the life sentencing of Finlay MacDonald for murder

    News Published: 29 Nov 2024
  7. Conman who cheated partners and friends out of thousands of pounds jailed

    Michael Higgins Embezzlement friends partners

    News Published: 03 Dec 2024
  8. Man jailed after attempting to rape student and attacking another in Dundee

    A man who attempted to rape a woman and attacked another as they walked home from a university library in Dundee has been jailed.

    News Published: 03 Dec 2024
  9. COPFS meets with charity ambassador of Australian woman killed by estranged husband

    As part of ongoing domestic abuse training, Scottish prosecutors have met with the best friend of an Australian mother who was murdered by her estranged husband

    News Published: 05 Dec 2024
  10. Joint FAI for two men who died from covid in prison

    The Procurator Fiscal has lodged papers to begin the process for a joint Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Francis Peter McCarthy and John Hay Angus.

    News Published: 05 Dec 2024