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Three teenagers who armed themselves with weapons and travelled to an Ayrshire beach gathering where they murdered a 16-year-old have been jailed. Apprentice painter and decorator, Kayden Moy, from East Kilbride, was fatally stabbed while dozens of young witnesses looked on.

An RAF serviceman who repeatedly strangled two women during a campaign of abuse lasting almost two decades has been jailed. Kenny Ralph Dalgleish was found guilty of 11 charges on 5 June. A trial at the High Court in Dundee heard that the 38-year-old became controlling and verbally abusive towards b

A worker who embezzled thousands of pounds from an energy utility company and a family firm has been sentenced. Margaret Jacovelli, 48, of Kilwinning, Ayrshire, stole a total of almost £150,000 from a branch of Together Energy and Hayward Contracts Ltd between January and July 2022.

The captain of a fishing vessel who treated foreign crew workers ‘like slaves’ has been sentenced over a breach of maritime health and safety regulations. Evidence gathered by prosecutors showed Tom Nicholson, 38, imposed arduous working conditions on five migrant sailors.

A police officer who raped two women and carried out a campaign of domestic abuse against a third has been jailed. Cameron Ross was convicted on 25 May 2026 following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.

A man who imported almost £4 million worth of high-branded counterfeit goods from the Far East and Turkey during a 17-month period has been sentenced. Ian Jones, 65, of Paisley, sold fake designer clothes from three industrial units in Glasgow and Lanarkshire between June 2021 and November 202

A council worker who embezzled thousands of pounds in public funds earmarked to support vulnerable people has been sentenced. Nadine McAleney, 34, stole £27,000 from East Renfrewshire’s Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) between April 2019 and November 2020.

A man who exploited and intimidated vulnerable men and women to allow their homes to be used for a drugs supply network in Aberdeen has been sentenced. Victor Kihu, 24, recruited men from deprived areas in England to sell and supply Class A drugs from several properties in a cross-border county line

A domestic abuser who systematically targeted young women in a campaign of emotional, physical and sexual abuse has been jailed for 14 years.

Trinity High School in Renfrew has won this year’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) schools public speaking competition.

A scaffolder who left two women fearing for lives after repeatedly strangling them during violent attacks has been jailed. Andrew McLaughlin, of Banknock, was found guilty of seven charges, including multiple rapes, following a trial at the High Court in Stirling. 

A Larbert-based pallet-repair company has been fined £172,000 for health and safety failings which left a 22-year-old worker with severe injuries, impairment and permanent disfigurement. James Jones & Sons (Pallets and Packaging) Limited, which operates on the site of the Tesco Distributio

The death of a farmer could have been prevented a fatal accident inquiry has concluded. Gordon Chalmers, 78, of Thriepland Farm, Boyndie, died in hospital on 20 October 2024 after he was trampled by a cow on 18 October 2024. Mr Chalmers had been sorting cows into groups in a shed in preparation for

A prosecutor has warned young people to consider the real-life consequences of arming themselves with a bladed weapon after a teenager was sentenced to life for murder. Laura Buchan, legal director with the Crown Office, warned the carrying of knives is blighting communities and destroying young liv

Six secondary school students will next week battle it out in the final a public speaking event. The pupils are due to go head-to-head for the Crown Office's national schools public speaking competition crown.