News

  1. FAI court process begins for Low Moss prison death

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Kieran McGinley.

    06 Oct 2026 Death investigations
  2. Domestic abuser who subjected women to catalogue of violent and sexual abuse jailed

    A violent domestic abuser who repeatedly choked women during a sustained campaign of physical and sexual offending has been jailed.

    06 Oct 2026 Cases
  3. FAI court process begins for Barlinnie prisoner death

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death Richard Stevenson.

    05 Oct 2026 Death investigations
  4. Jailed drugs trafficker ordered to pay back almost £190,000 under Proceeds of Crime

    A drug dealer jailed for 10 years has been ordered to pay back almost £190,000 under Proceeds of Crime laws.

    01 Oct 2026 Cases
  5. Former Snooker Champion Jailed for Abuse of Two Children 

    Former world snooker champion, Graeme Dott, has been sentenced for sexually abusing two children.

    29 Sept 2026 Cases
  6. Drugs trafficker ordered to pay back £312,000 under Proceeds of Crime laws

    A drug dealer jailed for four years and three months has been ordered to pay back more than £300,000 under Proceeds of Crime laws.

    29 Sept 2026 Cases
  7. FAI into NHS 24 response to Covid-19 death

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a discretionary Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Ann Carrigan Weir.

    24 Sept 2026 Death investigations
  8. Businessmen who ran £1.5m mail-order drugs supply network sentenced

    Two businessmen linked to Serious Organised Crime who ran a £1.5million mail-order drugs trafficking scheme from a warehouse in the Highlands have been sentenced.

    24 Sept 2026 Cases
  9. FAI court process begins for Barlinnie prisoner death

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Christopher Masson.

    10 Sept 2026 Death investigations
  10. FAI Determination published following Stonehaven farmer’s death

    The Procurator Fiscal notes the conclusion of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Stonehaven farmer David Coutts Dixon Ewan.

    09 Sept 2026 Death investigations