News
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Fatal Accident Inquiry Determination published following joiner’s death
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the conclusion of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of John Norman Murray on Lewis.
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Two men jailed over serious organised crime plot to kill gangland rival
Two men with links to serious organised crime who arranged to murder a gangland rival have been jailed.
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Drug smugglers with links to serious crime are imprisoned
Three men with links to serious organised crime who carried out a drug-smuggling operation between Scotland and England have been jailed for a total of 12 years and nine months.
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Construction manager fined for damaging badger sett
A 53-year-old Edinburgh site manager has been fined £3,600 after bulldozing a badger sett.
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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 69-year-old Robert Chalmers.
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Jail for abuser brought back from Vietnam
A former teacher and football coach who was surrendered from Vietnam to stand trial for the sexual abuse of young boys has been jailed for five years.
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Lanarkshire window cleaner jailed for sexual assault caught on camera
A window cleaner who was caught on a video doorbell camera attempting to rape an elderly woman has been jailed for four years and six months.
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Pupils from St Peter the Apostle in Clydebank win prestigious COPFS Public Speaking Competition
Two pupils from St Peter the Apostle High School in Clydebank have been crowned winners of this year’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) school public speaking competition.
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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 53-year-old Peter Carter.
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FAI court process begins for three men who died in custody
The Procurator Fiscal has lodged First Notices with the Sheriff Court to begin the process for conjoined Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of James Garscadden, Thomas Thompson and Marius Bauba.