News

  1. Diving company fined after worker was stranded at sea

    An Orkney scallop diving company has been fined for failing to ensure the safety of its workers after a diver was lost at sea for eleven hours.

    02 Sep 2021 Cases
  2. Glasgow flytipper sentenced

    A 33-year-old Glasgow man has been sentenced for illegally disposing of building waste.

    01 Sep 2021 Cases
  3. Clara Ponsati extradition hearing 26 August 2021

    Summary of the Clara Ponsati extradition hearing.

    26 Aug 2021 Cases
  4. Man who defrauded and murdered elderly woman jailed

    A man who murdered an elderly woman in her own home has been jailed for life.

    23 Aug 2021 Cases
  5. Mortgage fraud couple ordered to pay back profits of their crimes

    A couple who were convicted of mortgage fraud after Scotland’s longest criminal trial have been ordered to pay back the profits of their crimes.

    20 Aug 2021 Cases
  6. Man jailed for historical offences against women and girls

    A violent serial offender has been jailed for 15 years for a catalogue of historical offences against nine women and girls.

    11 Aug 2021 Cases
  7. Former monk sentenced for historical sexual offences against children

    A former monk who admitted two charges of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices against boys more than forty years ago has been sentenced.

    30 Jul 2021 Cases
  8. Glasgow man who stabbed his brother-in-law sentenced

    A Glasgow man who killed his brother-in-law following a family row has been sentenced.

    23 Jun 2021 Cases
  9. Cameron House Hotel - Fatal Accident Inquiry review decision

    An independent Crown Office review has decided that a Fatal Accident Inquiry should be held into the deaths of Richard Dyson and Simon Midgley, who lost their lives in a fire at Cameron House Hotel.

    16 Jun 2021 Death investigations
  10. COPFS committed to tackling Hate Crime

    The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, has reaffirmed the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s robust approach to tackling hate crime following the publication of new figures on the issue.

    11 Jun 2021 COPFS corporate