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Housing association sentenced for failings that led to woman’s death
A housing association has been fined £100,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable 64-year-old woman in their care.
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Businessman agrees to hand over £600,000 in landmark settlement following civil investigation
Businessman agrees to hand over £600,000 in landmark settlement following civil investigation
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HMA V Andrew Innes: Statement from The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS)
A statement following the conviction and sentence of Andrew Innes at the High Court in Edinburgh today for the murder of Bennylyn and Jellica Burke and the rape of another young girl.
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House raid gang linked to organised crime jailed
Four men who led police on a high-speed car and helicopter chase after carrying out a £10,000 jewellery raid on a house have been jailed for a total of six years and eight months in prison.
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Man sentenced for salmon poaching
A 31-year-old man has been sentenced after admitting a salmon poaching offence in Moray.
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Property company fined £80,000 for failings that led to man’s death
An Inverness based property company has been fined £80,000 after a 64-year-old asbestos surveyor died following an electrical explosion.
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Three lawyers jailed for money laundering
Three former lawyers and two other men who masterminded a £1.48million bank and property money-laundering operation have been jailed for a total of 30 years and four months.
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Former school workers given total of 28 years in jail for long campaign of abuse
Two former employees at a residential school have been jailed for a second time for multiple charges of physical and sexual abuse of former pupils.
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Boat hire pair fined for failings that led to a man’s death
A 64-year-old-man and a 57-year-old woman have been fined a total of £10,000 for health and safety failings which led to a 23-year-old man's death by drowning.
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Change in reporting of care home Covid-19 deaths to the Procurator Fiscal
The Lord Advocate, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer, Police Scotland and National Records Scotland, has today issued updated guidance on the reporting of Covid-19 related deaths.