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Company sentenced for failing that led to death fall
A Sheffield based construction and telecommunication company has been fined £550,000 after an employee fell from a stepladder and was impaled on metal piping.
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Care home sentenced for failing that led to resident’s death
A care home has been fined £20,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable 90-year-old man.
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Salmon farming company fined £800,000 for failings that led to man’s death
A salmon farming company has been fined £800,000 after an employee was crushed and drowned when he fell into the water during a boat transfer.
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Student linked to Serious Organised Crime jailed for money laundering
Stirling student linked to Serious Organised Crime jailed for money-laundering offences
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Crown to appeal sentence on man convicted of rape
The Lord Advocate has decided that the Crown should appeal the sentence imposed upon a man convicted of rape on the grounds that it is ‘unduly lenient’.
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Ex-police officer jailed for attempting to pervert the course of justice
A police officer who began a sexual relationship with a vulnerable woman he met while on duty has been jailed for 14 months for an attempt to pervert the course of justice.
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Two men sentenced for hare coursing
Two Aberdeenshire men have been sentenced after admitting using dogs to hunt wild hares.
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Ayrshire man jailed for second time over child abuse at Salvation Army home
A former youth worker has been jailed for a second time over abuse he carried out at a Salvation Army children’s unit.
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Company sentenced after fall that led to severe injury
A repair and maintenance company has been fined for health and safety failings which left a worker with severe injuries.
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Company fined £800,000 and Fatal Accident Inquiry decision following the death of a young boy
A construction company has been fined £800,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a 10-year-old boy.