Three teenagers all aged 15 have been arrested and charged after setting fire to a former night club.  Kitty’s nightclub in Kirkcaldy was set on fire around 14:45 on Sunday afternoon. It was found that this was the third fire on the site for this year after the business [...]

Alistair Douglas pled guilty to charges of being involved in criminal activity directed by one of his co-accused whom they also comprised to murder a man. The accused Mr Douglas was sentenced to five years and three months imprisonment which was discounted from six years for his guilty plea. [...]

Eduard Maslov attacked Valerjis Litvins in a flat in Glasgow on March 2021. The accused had initially faced a murder allegation before being convicted of culpable homicide.  It was found that the accused had taken full responsibility for the death of the victim. The Court heard that Maslov had [...]

Jennifer McCann, Hannah McLaughlan and Hannah Reid were raped by the same man and said their experience of the Justice System was so awful that it would put them off reporting an offence again. All three women waived their anonymity after Logan Doig was jailed for 9 and half [...]

Three men have been jailed for kidnapping, abducting and torturing a man in Glasgow.  It was heard that they bundled the victim into a car in Glasgow before holding him hostage.  The victim was prevented from going to the toilet and had his hands and ankles tied together while [...]

Matthew McGovern shared his experiences at Hamilton Sheriff Court on social media as he explained that custody arrangements are causing problems all across the country.  Mr McGovern explained that Court finished at 10pm on Monday the 21st August. It was explained that the last suspect was transferred by GeoAmey [...]

Figures from the National Records of Scotland illustrated that 1,051 people died of drug misuse in 2022. This is the first significant drop following years of record high totals.  Although the rate has dropped Scotland still continues to be the worst affected in the United Kingdom and the rest [...]

Barry Smith a former serviceman who joined a motorbike gang has been jailed for eight years for attempting to murder a member of a rival group. The accused carried out the attack in July 2021 and allegedly acted like a support driver for Satans Slaves, the group he belonged [...]

A man who was convicted of indecent practices against young boys between 1993 and 2011 appeal has been refused by the High Court of Justiciary. Appellant DW was convicted of two accounts of vulgar, indecent practices one at common law and another under the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 [...]

Lewis Barrie has been jailed for 8 years for repeatedly raping a woman over a three-year period. Mr Barrie committed these offences against the victim between 2016 and 2019. The Court heard that some of the rapes occurred when the victim was asleep and was also told that he [...]