The Scottish government have published proposals to restrict short terms prison sentences in Scotland. If this is passed by the government it means that Courts will have to explain why sentences less than 12 months are being imposed and justify the reasoning for this. The Scottish government has stated that [...]

A trial is ongoing at the High Court in Glasgow as Mr Collins has been accused of murdering a man with a machete, however he states the death was an act of self-defence and he only wanted to scare him. The accused has lodged a special defence of self defence. [...]

Mr Cairney and Ms Jones have been charged and are currently standing trial at the High Court in Glasgow for the murder of Margaret Fleming in Inverkip who they had cared for. The murder is alleged to have occurred in 1999 or 2000. Ms Fleming has now not been seen [...]

A trial of the murder of Ms Johnstone continues in the High Court in Livingston this week. Jordan Johnstone and his girlfriend Angela Newlands deny murdering the 22 year old woman in May of last year. Mr Johnstone is the brother of the victim. A friend of the victim has [...]

Mr Russell has been jailed for 20 months after driving 83mph in a 30mph zone during a police chase. The 20 year old admitted driving dangerously and also having no insurance and driving whist he was disqualified. Mr Russels who has been remanded in custody since January will have his [...]

Mr Brown has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment after being convicted of raping eight women between 2003 and 2016 and has been placed on the sex offenders register. After a trial at the High Court in Glasgow Mr Brown was convicted against eight complainers, who included previous partners and [...]

Mr Chen who was due to stand trial at the High Court in Glasgow for the 1997 murder of Ms Wylde has now pled guilty to the crime. Mr Chen will be sentenced next month. The body of the 21 year old was found in 1997 after she had been [...]

Mr McMullen was found guilty of the attempted murder of his partner’s 2 year old son at Glasgow High Court. Mr McMullen was found guilty by jury of inflicting "blunt force trauma" to the young boy by "means unknown" in December of 2016. He has received a custodial sentence of [...]

Trainspottng actor, Mr Welsh, has been shot outside his Edinburgh home while his family were inside this Wednesday. Police Scotland have stated they believed this was a targeted attack but have stated: "Any member of the community could have been walking by and been targeted by this individual. It’s a [...]

After a 16 year old boy was attacked in Edinburgh, two teenagers have now been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The 16 year old was stabbed outside a supermarket last Sunday in Edinburgh. The second teenager arrested this week has also been charged with being in possession of a [...]