The appellant was convicted of three charges of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices. The complainers in two of the charges were sisters and were aged between 7 and 12 years old at the time of the offences. The third complainer was 5 or 6 years old when the offence [...]

The appellant was convicted of five charges of rape and assault against two complainers. He was sentenced to eight years and six months imprisonment. It was argued on behalf of the appellant that the Crown had delayed in serving an indictment on him. As a result, the evidence of [...]

In May 2022 Lukazc Czapla was found guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh of murdering his two-year-old son. The court heard that he murdered his son after finding out that the child’s mother was in a new relationship.  Czapla shot his son in the head with a BB [...]

Dale Gardiner was convicted of a charge of culpable homicide under provocation. He was sentenced to eight years imprisonment. His appeal against sentence has been refused by the appeal court. It was heard in evidence that he stabbed his best friend to death after playing PlayStation together. At the [...]

The teenage rapist was sentenced to six and a half years imprisonment after being convicted of attacking girls at a flat in Lochgelly.  Those acting on behalf of Jordan Dunn stated that the sentence imposed was excessive. He was convicted of three rape attacks on two girls and sent [...]

Gerald McGory was convicted of viewing and distributing indecent images and videos of children as young as three years old. He pled guilty to the charges and the sentencing sheriff imposed a custodial sentence of 27 months.  A Criminal Justice Social Work Report was obtained and it stated that [...]

Faisal Aziz was originally convicted of an offence under section 7 (1) of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009. He was convicted of making a sexual communication for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification to the complainers who were aged 18 and 21. The case was appealed on the [...]

Robert McDonald and Euan Milligan were convicted separately. They were both sentenced to a Community Payback Order which incorporated the maximum of 300 hours of unpaid work. This was imposed by the court as an alternative to custody. Both men appealed the sentence.  Mr McDonald pled guilty to causing the [...]

Bret Ewen was caught with high purity cocaine worth more than £120,000. During a raid of his home police recovered almost a kilo of cocaine. They also found a press in a shed in the rear garden of the property. It was thought that Ewen may have been adulterating [...]

The girl in question was 12 years old when she invited the 17-year-old victim into a flat in Craigneuk. They consumed alcohol however the situation changed after the older girl answered a phone call from police.  The 13-year-old along with a 15-year-old accomplice punched the girl repeatedly and locked her [...]