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Man who Bit the Finger of Police Officer Remanded

Stephen McCafferty, aged 26, has been remanded after assaulting a police officer. Mr McCafferty admitted to biting one officer’s finger, breaking a house window and behaving in an abusive manner by shouting at a second police officer.  Despite his defence agent pleading mitigating circumstances due to a difficult past [...]

2023-11-05T13:45:14+00:002 November 2023|

Drugs Make Inmates more Violent and Aggressive

The new governor of HMP Edinburgh said that prisoners are now taking synthetic drugs and new forms of benzodiazepines that are having extreme reactions due to their increased effectiveness. It was found that drones are increasingly being used to smuggle drugs and weapons into prisoners. It was noted that [...]

2023-10-19T16:51:35+01:0013 October 2023|

Man Charged with Murder in Glasgow Flat

Connor Thomas aged 27-years old has allegedly repeatedly stabbed Joseph McGready in a flat near Glasgow City Centre.  Joseph later died in hospital after police found him injured in the flat just after midnight. Connor Thomas was accused of murder along with another a female named Amanda Welsh. Both [...]

2023-10-19T16:49:34+01:0012 October 2023|

FAI Process Begins for the Death of Fish Farm Employee

Mr Hendry died on the 28th February 2020 while transferring from a work boat to a floating structure known as the Sea Cap at the Company’s fish farm.  The FAI follows the prosecution and the conviction of Fife based Mowi Scotland Limited in 2003 for breaches of health and [...]

2023-10-19T16:44:07+01:0011 October 2023|

Man Accused of Murdering his Girlfriend in Brutal Attack

Christopher McGowan denies killing Claire Inglis at her flat in November 2021. Procurator Chris Fyfee KC said in his closing speech that “Ms Inglis death was no mystery” meaning that it was a brutal attack and there is only one personal responsible for this. A special defence of self [...]

2023-10-05T06:08:04+01:0010 October 2023|

Rapist Appeals Conviction for Attacking 13-Year Old Girl

Sean Hogg aged 22-years old  pled guilty for attacking a girl twice at Dalkeith Country Park in 2018 when he was 17 years-old.  The accused avoided prison after judge Lord Lake consulted Scotland’s new sentencing guidelines for people aged less than 25 years old.  Lawyers who represented Mr Hogg [...]

2023-10-05T06:05:55+01:0010 October 2023|

Co-Op Boss Warns Shop Lifting Concerns

Operations director Kate Graham expressed that the company was facing prolific shoplifting and a rise in armed robberies.  It was noted that UK stores have seen a 35% increase in crime and more than 900 staff members have been physically assaulted.  Kate Graham explained that the problem had gone [...]

2023-10-05T06:03:53+01:009 October 2023|

Two Men Arrested Over Drug Operation

Two men have been arrested over £850,000 worth of drugs which were recovered in raids in two different locations. Officers have found a large-scale of cannabis at a home in Livingston that was estimated to be around £600,000 after finding £250,000 worth in an industrial estate in Glasgow.  Officers [...]

2023-10-05T05:52:46+01:008 October 2023|

Time Limits set on Custody Courts

Representatives from the Judiciary, SCTS, COPFS, SPS Police Scotland, SLAB and the Scottish Government met last week and acknowledged that there is no single solution to the challenges of Custody Courts and the processing of warrant cases. It was expressed that an immediate step is to be introduced in [...]

2023-10-05T05:49:40+01:007 October 2023|
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