Mr Sidebottom has appeared at his trial at Aberdeen High Court charged with the murder of 67 year of Brian McKandie in March 2016. Mr Sidebottom denies the murder and robbery of the man in his Aberdeenshire cottage. A prosecution witness has told the court he saw the victim with two [...]

An ongoing trial is taking place at Glasgow High Court as a former soldier; Mr Fitzsimmons was attacked as he got in his car in Clydebank, in April 2017. There are 6 men accused of attacking the victim, all of whom are alleged to belong to the same gang. All [...]

Mr Schaffer, who head of policy at the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration, has confirmed to the Scottish government that a welfare system will improve how we deal with Scottish children. He has stated it is not just all about controlling children’s behaviour. The age of criminal responsibly is currently 8 [...]

New figures released this month have shown that 9 out of 15 of Scotland’s prisons are working above their capacity. HMP Barlinnie was operating at 139% capacity along with HMP Inverness. Another 7 prisons in Scotland were also over capacity including Edinburgh and Perth. The Scottish government’s response is that [...]

Mr Barclay has been sentenced to 2 years and 3 months imprisonment after pouring bleach on his pregnant ex-partner. The attack happened last year, and the man had originally admitted to the police that he had thrown water over his ex-partner, however her skin started burning. This attack took place [...]

Kerry-anne Clarke has pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to embezzling hundreds of thousands of pounds for the second time. Ms Clarke took over £255,000 from a company in Gova  who she worked for. Ms Clarke was jailed previously for three years in February 2017 for embezzling £372,163 from another company. [...]

A 17 year old girl who was found guilty of murdering a teenage boy at a party last month at Glasgow High Court has received a life sentence. Lord Arthurson at Edinburgh’s High Court ordered the girl to spend at least 16 years behind bars. The judge stated: "Your attack upon him [...]

Prison sentences that last no longer than 12 months are to come to an end this year. The Justice secretary for Scotland has stated these are ineffective and will not longer exist in Scotland. The prison population which is approximately 7,330 has around 1,022 prisoners with sentences shorter than one year. [...]

A man is being treated in an Edinburgh hospital with serious injuries after an attack in Musselburgh on Hogmanay 2018. The 25 year old was said to have been attacked by a large number of people. Mr Paul Batten of Police Scotland said: "This was a large-scale attack which has left a man in hospital with serious head and facial injuries.’’ The investigation is currently [...]

A 13 year old boy has been injured after two men attacked him in the Toryglen area of Glasgow. The attack occurred on the evening of the 29th of December 2018. The two men involved are alleged to have been carrying weapons and hiding their identity. The 13 year old victim was taken to a children’s hospital [...]