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Woman who embezzled £1.5m from family business in Aberdeen jailed
A grandmother who embezzled £1.5million from a family scrap metal business in Aberdeen has been jailed for three years and four months.
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Man who killed grandparents ordered to be detained at the State Hospital in Carstairs.
A 21-year-old man has admitted killing his grandparents in a knife attack and has been ordered to be detained at the State Hospital in Carstairs
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Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Lamara Bell and John Yuill
The Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Lamara Bell and John Yuill will commence at 10:00am on 18 September at Falkirk Sheriff Court.
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Statement on pilot safer drug consumption facility
The Lord Advocate has responded to a request for a focused statement of prosecution policy in relation to a pilot safer drugs consumption facility in Glasgow.
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Rail company sentenced for fatal crash and Fatal Accident Inquiry decision
A London based rail company has been fined £6,700,000 for health and safety failings which led to a train derailment and the tragic loss of three lives.
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Crime gang member jailed over South American drugs supply operation
A man linked to serious organised crime who operated a multi-million pounds smuggling operation to traffic Class A drugs from South America to Scotland has been jailed for three years and nine months.
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County lines gang members who manipulated drug users into 'cuckooing' their homes jailed
Two members of a county lines drug trafficking gang have been jailed for a total of 11 years and three months.
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Twin brothers who attempted to conceal death of charity cyclist jailed
Twin brothers who left a charity cyclist to die on a Highland roadside after hitting him with their truck before hiding his body in a pit have been jailed for a total of 17 years and three months.
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Local authority fined for failings that led to injury
South Lanarkshire Council has been fined £90,000 for health and safety failings which left a worker with severe injuries.
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Edinburgh office manager jailed for three years over £900,000 company fraud
The office manager of an Edinburgh property firm who embarked on a luxury lifestyle after obtaining more than £900,000 through embezzlement and fraud has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.