News
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Lord Advocate: We are determined to increase the confidence of domestic abuse victims in the criminal justice system
Dorothy Bain KC has welcomed reporting on the first three years operation of the ground-breaking Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018.
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COPFS launches consultation on draft Strategic Plan for 2023-27
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) is consulting with the public on our new Strategic Plan.
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Property company fined £200,000 for failings that led to severe injury
A Glasgow property company has been fined for health and safety failings which left a man with severe injuries and permanent impairment.
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Man jailed for knife attack on Edinburgh police officers and double kidnapping
A man who threatened to stab two police officers and took a man and woman hostage has been jailed for a total of nine years and four months.
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Man jailed after decades of sexual abuse
A pensioner has been jailed for multiple sexual offences spanning the course of 56 years.
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Two jailed for Aberdeen murder after drink and drugs binge
Two men who stabbed a stranger to death at a party after a drugs and alcohol binge have been jailed for life and seven years and three months respectively.
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Confectionery company fined for failings that led to injury
A Coatbridge confectionery company has been fined £5000 for health and safety failings which led to the injury of an employee.
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Italian tourist jailed for five road deaths
A 50-year-old Italian tourist has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for causing the deaths of five people, including his four-year-old son, after drifting into oncoming traffic.
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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.
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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.