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Part-time dog walker jailed for cruelty after four puppies euthanised
A part-time dog walker has been imprisoned for five months after a dog and its six puppies - four of which had to be put down - were left in squalor inside his faeces-ridden flat.
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Gang jailed for trafficking women to brothel flats in Glasgow and Edinburgh
A Chinese crime gang that trafficked vulnerable women to work in brothels in Glasgow and Edinburgh as part of a prostitution network have been jailed for a total of 20 years and nine months.
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Woman who sold jewellery and ornaments made from illegal elephant ivory online fined £1,400
Woman who sold jewellery and ornaments made from illegal elephant ivory online fined £1,400
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Businessman jailed over £3.3m Edinburgh University procurement fraud
Businessman jailed over £3.3m Edinburgh University procurement fraud
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Man ordered to repay thousands of pounds under proceeds of crime laws
A man convicted of concealing a haul of unaccounted-for money in a van has been ordered to pay back thousands of pounds under proceeds of crime legislation.
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Crown Office statement on the sentencing of Paul McNaughton and Paul Black
On June 17, 2024, at the High Court in Glasgow, Paul McNaughton was jailed for life for the murder of retired Edinburgh teacher Peter Coshan in 2022, and attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
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Falkirk man jailed for rape and abuse of children
A child abuser who targeted young girls during sleepovers at his Falkirk home has been jailed.
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Edinburgh man jailed for rape and abuse
A man who raped two former partners and abused a third over a three-year period has been jailed.
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Organised crime gang who supplied cocaine on a 'wholesale level' jailed
Four members of an organised crime gang responsible for flooding Edinburgh and the Lothians with cocaine have been jailed.
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Man jailed for abduction and assault of woman
A man who abducted a woman before subjecting her to a prolonged and violent assault lasting more than 21 hours has been jailed.