News

  1. Edinburgh teacher found to have persecuted young boys.

    John Brownlee, a former teacher, inflicted sadistic cruelty on young boys at the Edinburgh Academy between 1967 and 1991. He has been found to have physically assaulted and emotionally abused children at the school.

    27 Mar 2024 Cases
  2. Relocation of Dundee Procurator Fiscal Office

    New contact information

    26 Mar 2024 COPFS corporate
  3. Fatal Accident Inquiry Determination published following death of workshop foreman

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the conclusion of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Gary Campbell.

    25 Mar 2024 Death investigations
  4. Court process begins for the FAI into the death of a baby girl

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of baby Sophia Smith.

    21 Mar 2024 Death investigations
  5. American pilot jailed for being over alcohol limit before Edinburgh to New York flight

    An American pilot who was found to be almost two and a half times the alcohol limit as he prepared to take charge of a trans-Atlantic flight from Edinburgh to New York has been jailed for 10 months.

    19 Mar 2024 Cases
  6. Lisa Gillespie KC named Deputy Principal Crown Counsel

    Lisa Gillespie KC named Deputy Principal Crown Counsel

    15 Mar 2024 COPFS corporate
  7. Fatal Accident Inquiry Determination published following skipper drowning incident

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the conclusion of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of John Wilson.

    08 Mar 2024 Death investigations
  8. Court process begins for the FAI into the death of a pedestrian

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Chloe Morrison.

    01 Mar 2024 Death investigations
  9. Fatal Accident Inquiry Determination published following remand prisoner’s death

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the conclusion of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Scott Andrew Ross in HMP Perth on 21 June 2018 while on remand.

    29 Feb 2024 Death investigations
  10. Father and son receive bans for illegally selling peregrine falcon chicks

    Father and son Timothy and Lewis Hall sentenced for illegally selling peregrine falcon chicks

    12 Feb 2024 Cases