News
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Man jailed for historical sexual abuse offences against children
A Catholic Brother from a religious order has been jailed for the historical sexual abuse of children over two decades.
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Man sentenced for dog fighting offence
A 32-year old Aberdeenshire man has been given 240 hours of unpaid work and will be under 12 months supervision for keeping a dog for fighting.
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Holiday cottage owner and landlord failed to maintain gas heaters
The owner and landlord of a holiday cottage where a teenager died have been fined after failing to maintain the gas heaters.
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Man jailed for bedroom shooting
A 44-year-old man who denied shooting a childhood friend at point blank range in an unprovoked attack has been jailed.
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Man jailed for raping woman while she was unable to consent
An Edinburgh man who raped a 19-year-old woman while she was too intoxicated to give consent has been jailed for five years.
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Sawmill company fined £300,000 for failings that led to severe injury
A Berwickshire based company has been fined £300,000 after an employee was crushed by a concrete panel.
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Care company sentenced for failings that led to lone worker’s rape
An Edinburgh-based care company has been fined £20,000 for their failure to safeguard a worker who became the victim of abduction, assault and rape.
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Lord Advocate statement on Diversion from Prosecution
The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain QC made this statement to the Scottish Parliament on Diversion from Prosecution.
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Company sentenced for failings that led to injury
In July 2021 at Falkirk Sheriff Court the company pled guilty to failing to have effective measures in place to prevent access to a dangerous part of machinery and were fined £20,000 in September 2021
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Lord Advocate welcomes publication of review into prosecution of criminal allegations against police
The publication of a review into how the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service manages criminal allegations against the police has been welcomed by the Lord Advocate.