The respondent was charged with sexual assault under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 for touching the bottom of YZ at the Argyle Bar in Edinburgh on 24 December 2022. After trial, the sheriff convicted the respondent of common law assault, removing the sexual aspect of the [...]

The appellant was convicted by the Edinburgh High Court of a sexual offence under the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009, and appealed his conviction, arguing that no reasonable jury would have found him guilty. He contended that the jury's questions to the judge, suggesting a potential acquittal, showed they had [...]

William MacLeod, a 19-year-old, was sentenced to four years and two months in prison for a series of crimes, including armed robbery and dangerous driving. On May 9, he stole a car in a violent carjacking before robbing an Inverness petrol station with a fake gun, taking £130. After [...]

NRL, a 15-year-old, was sentenced to four years and four months for the culpable homicide of Keith Rollinson, after pleading guilty under Section 76. This was reduced from an original six-year sentence. The incident occurred on 2 February 2024 when Rollinson, a 58-year-old bus driver, was involved in a confrontation [...]

Brian MacGregor sued the chief constable, claiming a Standard Prosecution Report (SPR) prepared by the police was deliberately false and misleading, arguing that officers failed to investigate key evidence that could have undermined the complainer’s credibility. He contended that the police acted with malice due to antecedent ill-will stemming from [...]

South Lanarkshire Council sought an antisocial behaviour order against Andrew Cunningham due to complaints about his disruptive actions, including loud music, noise, and threatening behaviour towards neighbours and council staff. A key incident was a threatening phone call in which Cunningham said he would punch a housing officer, M, in [...]

Mark Byrne, 51, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 12 years for the murder of his brother, Paul, 47, in May 2022. The brothers had been watching a Celtic v Rangers football match together at Mark's home in Glasgow when a confrontation occurred. After a dispute [...]

The appellant, DM, was indicted on charges of rape and assault against his ex-partner, EW, and sought to introduce evidence of her previous convictions for theft and shoplifting to challenge her credibility. He argued that the preliminary hearing judge improperly reviewed and excluded this evidence, claiming it was relevant to [...]

Allan Higgins, 52, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for a series of serious sexual assaults on a girl in Kilmarnock in 2023.  He had previously pleaded guilty to the charges at the High Court in Glasgow in October 2024. Detective Inspector Suzanne McNulty condemned Higgins as a "dangerous [...]

Michael Porchetta was deemed unfit for trial after a preliminary hearing in March 2024, due to concerns about his mental cognition, supported by expert testimony.  He faced charges for the assault, murder, and attempted concealment of evidence related to Aimee Cannon's death on May 7, 2022. Cannon's body, found by [...]