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The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of Jacqueline McQuillan. Ms McQuillan, 50, died of bronchopneumonia in Monklands Hospital on 29 October 2018.

A rapist found guilty of sexually abusing two young children has had his prison sentence increased following a successful appeal by the Crown. Ryan Brown, 36, was jailed for seven years at the High Court in Glasgow on 11 July 2024 after being convicted of two charges the previous month.

A drugs trafficker who set himself up as counter-surveillance expert to safeguard gangland criminals from law enforcement agencies has had his prison sentence increased following a successful appeal by the Crown. Ian Sweeney, 53, of Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire, was  sentenced to two years in p

Five men and two women have been jailed for serious sexual abuse of children in the Glasgow area. Iain Owens, 46; Elaine Lannery, 40; Scott Forbes, 51; Barry Watson, 48; Lesley Ann Williams, 43; Paul Brannan, 42, and John Clark, 49 were all given an order for lifelong restriction when they appeared

An Aberdeen-based haulage company has been fined £241,875 for failures that led to the tragic death of a motorist. Colin Lawson Transport Limited (CLT) pled guilty to failing to ensure that the loads they were transporting were properly secured and did not pose a risk to the public between 22

The procurator fiscal has lodged a first notice with the Sheriff Court to commence the court process for a joint fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of Alexander Drysdale and George Greenshields. Both Mr Drysdale, 65, and Mr Greenshields, 68, died in hospital after contracting Covid while in lega

A man who used a 3D printer to assemble a deadly assault gun in his bedroom has been ordered to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work. Police discovered the homemade semi-automatic weapon during a search in May 2023 of the house James Maris, 19, shared with his parents in Rannoch, Perthshire.

The procurator fiscal has lodged a first notice with the Sheriff Court to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh. Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh was shot and killed by officers of the Police Scotland in the Park Inn Hotel, West George St

A former Scotland rugby player has been sentenced after subjecting his former partner to a campaign of domestic abuse. Stuart Hogg, 32, pleaded guilty to one charge under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 at Selkirk Sheriff Court on 4 November 2024.

A man has been jailed for 12 years following a campaign of violent, sexual and domestic abuse. Scott Wilson was found guilty of seven charges, including rape, on 6 November 2024 following a trial at the High Court in Livingston.

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of Jordan Little.   Mr Little, 25, who was employed as a general worker for Hodge Specialist Transport Limited, Craighead Farm, Abington, South Lanarkshire, died on the morning of 2

A man who promoted a banned far-right Neo-Nazi group online has been given an extended 15-year prison sentence for terrorism, firearms, public order and drugs offences.  Alan Edward, 55, was jailed for 10 years and will serve another five years on licence after being sentenced at the High Court

An engineering company has been fined after a labourer died during the construction of a wind farm on the Shetland Islands. Liam MacDonald, from Tain, Ross-shire, lost his life on the morning of 5 June 2022 while removing dried concrete from a skip at the Viking site on Upper Kergord.

A Stirling man has been jailed for rape after he deceived his then-partner into believing he had used a condom while having sex. Luke Ford, 35, was found guilty of 19 charges involving violence, sexual assault, threats and abuse against women. Of the seven rape charges on which he was convicted, one

Drinks giant Diageo has been fined more than half a million pounds at Inverness Sheriff Court after a whisky distillery worker suffered burns when he was scalded by boiling liquid in a workplace accident. On March 24, 2021, Michael Thomson was working at the Glenlossie Distillery near Elgin when an