Ms Hunter died in May 2020 after being admitted into Ninewells Hospital in Dundee to deliver her baby who had died within the hospital.  The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service have now lodged a first notice to begin the court process into the death of Ms Hunter.  A [...]

William Duncan’s body was discovered in his home in Glasgow after the accused Mark McConville murdered him. Mr McConville tied William Duncan around his arms and wrists before stuffing his mouth with a sock and suffocating him with a pillow. DNA evidence was found on Mr Duncan’s top which [...]

Reece Govan and Bran Gallacher attacked Marc McDermott in Cumbernauld. The High Court in Glasgow heard that Mr Govan had targeted Mr McDermott with a shotgun and Mr Gallacher had a machete. However, Michelle Butler who was a dog walker ended up getting caught in the crossfire. Her pet [...]

Mark Campbell was found guilty for murdering his girlfriend through a sustained attack hours after suggesting she should discharge herself from hospital.  Mr. Campbell allegedly hit his partner repeatedly on her head and her body with a metal lever. It was also discovered that several other women had also [...]

Formal Aberdeen Solicitor John Sinclair has been jailed for two years for embezzling £12,000 from a pensioner who was suffering from dementia.  Mr Sinclair stole money from a woman who was said to be in her nineties after being granted with power of attorney back in 2014. He argued [...]

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service have lodged a notice to begin the progress for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of Robert McPaul. The care home resident was residing at Sir Gabriel Wood’s Mariners’ Home in Greenock where he died after choking on food which [...]

Connor Gibson has been accused of sexually assaulting and murdering his 16-year-old sister in November 2021. The body of the teenager was found days after she was last seen. The accused had allegedly gotten rid of clothes that he had been wearing the day of the incident and called [...]

Jonathan Porter aged 49 was caught by police following online discussions with an undercover operative. The accused was convicted for planning to rape and sexually assault a school girl. Mr Porter believed that he was speaking to the nanny of an 11-year old girl however this was not the [...]

Police officers attended a woman’s house in Peterhead, Aberdeen after being alerted to concerns for the woman. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and a 30 year-old man had been arrested in connection to the incident.  Mr Divers appeared in Peterhead Sheriff Court to which he made [...]

Michael Curling, 48 harassed a number of women who he met on an online site between 2014- 2017. Mr Curling was found to have contacted a 33-year old woman who put an ad requesting free furniture. The pair agreed to meet at a Lidal car park in Barrhead after [...]