News

  1. Lockerbie bombing: Statement from the Lord Advocate

    The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has issued a statement following developments in the investigations into the bombing of flight Pan Am 103 and the murder of 270 people on December 21, 1988.  

    12 Dec 2022 Statements
  2. Former councillor jailed for grooming and sexually assaulting teenagers.

    A former SNP councillor has been jailed for grooming and abusing six teenage boys. Forty-year-old Mark Kerr, from Motherwell, was found guilty of nine charges involving young males, including one attempted rape.

    02 Dec 2022 Cases
  3. Egg company director jailed for animal welfare and hygiene offences

    The former director of a free-range egg company has been jailed for two years and three months for animal welfare and hygiene offences which led to the deaths of approximately 2000 hens.

    01 Dec 2022 Cases
  4. Birthday killer jailed for life

    A teenager who murdered a stranger after a day of drinking on his 18th birthday has been sentenced to life imprisonment. 

    30 Nov 2022 Cases
  5. Petrol bomb gang jailed for 64 years

    Six men have been jailed for a total of 64 years and three months their part in a series of petrol bomb attacks in Greenock. 

    30 Nov 2022 Cases
  6. Two men sentenced for hare coursing

    Two Aberdeen men have been sentenced after admitting using dogs to hunt wild hares.

    24 Nov 2022 Cases
  7. Sexual Offences Review webpage and Terms of Reference launched

    The Sexual Offences Review has published its webpage and Terms of Reference to give information about its work on reviewing how COPFS deals with reports of sexual offences.

    22 Nov 2022 Statements
  8. Man fined for fly tipping

    A 42-year-old Edinburgh man who illegally dumped domestic waste has been fined.

    18 Nov 2022 Cases
  9. Company fined over £2 million after death of worker

    A chipboard manufacturer has been fined £2,150,000 for health and safety failings which led to the tragic death of an employee. 

    10 Nov 2022 Cases
  10. Four jailed for human trafficking offences in Glasgow

    Four people have been jailed for human trafficking and serious organised crime offences in Glasgow.

    10 Nov 2022 Cases