Mohamad Sabbagh, a man who posed as a taxi driver, was sentenced to seven years in prison for raping a 25-year-old woman in his unlicensed vehicle after a night out in Glasgow. Believing he was a legitimate driver, the woman and her friend accepted a ride from him. After dropping [...]

Jonathan King, a 38-year-old man, has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for repeatedly following and sexually assaulting women and a teenage girl in Paisley between 2019 and 2021. He was convicted on eight charges and admitted to breaching bail conditions. King's name has been added [...]

Esayas Neguse, 37, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after attempting to kill his lawyer, 71-year-old Muhammad Shoaib, in a brutal knife attack at the solicitor’s office in Glasgow. Neguse arrived unannounced at the law firm on September 21, 2022, and, within seconds of being shown into Mr. [...]

At the High Court in Glasgow on 7th August 2024, Lord Arthurson sentenced Colin Kennedy to life imprisonment for the murder of his partner, Catherine Stewart. Kennedy, 63, was found guilty by a jury and must serve a minimum of 25 years before being eligible for parole. During sentencing, Lord [...]

A drunk driver found with a bottle of whisky and medication in his van after driving on the wrong side of a dual carriageway has been jailed. Slawomir Stiller, 49, was sentenced this week for the incident on the A9 near Inverness in May this year. Police received 12 emergency [...]

A former Labour councillor found with photos of girls aged five to ten being raped on his phone has been sentenced to 270 hours of unpaid work. Ewan Dillon, 21, who represented Labour for Bridge of Allan and Dunblane on Stirling Council, resigned in March this year. Stirling Sheriff Court [...]

Crown Office, SPS and Police Scotland Sued over Scandalous Death of Inmate The family of a prisoner who died in custody has initiated legal action against the Scottish Prison Service, Police Scotland, and the Crown Office. Allan Marshall died in March 2015 at the age of 30, following restraint by [...]

Former STV Host Jailed for Embezzlement of Thousands From Her Mother A woman who embezzled thousands of pounds from her dementia-stricken mother has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison. Hayley Matthews, 44, of Edinburgh, spent lavishly after stealing £120,000 from her mother’s bank accounts between September [...]

 Following the aftermath of the pandemic, the Scottish Courts have suffered a huge backlog of cases, which in turn had led to a significant increase in the amount of time taken for the conclusion of cases.  In 2023-24, the percentage of accused whose cases were closed by the Crown Office [...]

Maximiliano Moreno, 22, received an Order for Lifelong Restriction (OLR) with a minimum term of 32 months for assault with intent to rape, and a concurrent 18-month sentence for three other charges. The Order for Lifelong Restriction (OLR) is a permanent sentence, meaning individuals sentenced to an OLR will be [...]