News
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FAI court process begins for man who died in custody
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 71-year-old Michael Taylor.
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FAI Determination for Kilmarnock prisoner death published
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the conclusion of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 29-year-old Anthony McCarthy.
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Statement on Lord Advocate references to the Court of Appeal
Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has acknowledged the outcome of references she made to the Court of Appeal seeking a further change in the rules of evidence in rape and other sexual offences.
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Joint FAI process begins for two men who died from covid while in custody
The Procurator Fiscal has lodged a First Notice with the Sheriff Court to commence the court process for a joint Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Gordon Pinkerton and Francis Moore.
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Housebuilding firm fined for damaging badger sett
A housebuilding firm has been fined after instructing workers to carry out land clearance which obstructed and damaged a large active badger sett.
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Drug traffickers linked to serious organised crime jailed for more than 18 years
Three members of a serious organised crime gang have been jailed for a total of 18 years and five months for their part in an international drugs-trafficking scheme and money-laundering operation.
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Rapist jailed for abuse of children and young girls
A rapist who abused children and young girls over the course of four decades has been jailed.
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Two men who drugged, raped and murdered young dad jailed
Two men who drugged, raped and murdered a young father in Fife just hours after meeting him have been jailed for life.
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Rapist and child abuser has prison sentence increased after Crown appeal
A rapist who abused seven victims over the course of 25 years has had his prison sentence increased following a successful appeal by the Crown.
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Company fined after cherry picker fall in Glasgow
A construction company has been fined £215,000 after a worker was seriously injured when a cherry picker was struck by a bus in Castlemilk.