Mr Banks who was found guilty of rape after she was under the influence of drugs has received a 10 year prison sentence. He was placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely. Mr Banks in total was found guilty of 10 charges which related to three different women. He was [...]

Mr Durdle has received a three year prison sentence after being caught speeding while causing the death of a 20 year old man. He has also been banned from driving for 7 years. Mr Durdle pled guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh to causing death by dangerous driving. Lord [...]

Mr Rachev caused the death of three of his passengers by careless driving after a trial at the High Court in Aberdeen. One further passenger was severely injured. He has now been sentenced to 11 months imprisonment and has received a driving ban of three years after he was sentenced [...]

Ms McGhee has been sentenced to six years imprisonment for an attack on her sister as she stabbed her on numerous occasions. Ms McGhee had accepted her guilt when she pled guilty at the High Court in Glasgow to attempted murder. The complainer required surgery and was put into a [...]

Research that has been carried out for the Scottish sentencing council has confirmed that brains of humans do not fully develop until 25 - 30 which could reflect future sentencing guidelines. The research which was undertaken by the University of Edinburgh was to look at the maturity of younger people. Now [...]

Mr McKinnlay has appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff court charged with the attempted murder of a man after an alleged attack at Haymarket train station. He has also been charged with an assault to the danger of life in relation to a second complainer. No plea was made by the accused [...]

Mr Carson of Dunoon has received a four year jail term for pleading guilty to offences under theExplosive Substances Act. The man also accepted that he was in possession of an air rifle without a Firearms licence at the High Court in Glasgow. Lady Stacey stated while sentencing Mr Carson: "These are [...]

Mr Allan has been sentenced to a minimum terms of 18 years imprisonment for the murder of an acquaintance of his in Shettleston in Glasgow. A trial took place at the High Court in Glasgow and Mr Allan was found guilty of the 28 year old victim’s murder. The Crown [...]

A 15 year old who cannot be named due to his age has pled guilty to abducting a woman and holding a knife to her while threatening her. The child was only 14 when the attack took place. The accused pled guilty at the High Court and sentence was deferred [...]

The death of Mr McLeod is being looked in to further after his body was found 23 years ago. The family have always campaigned for the death to be treated as murder. Police are now seeking fresh information. The body was discovered in 1997 in Caithness. The year after the [...]