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 [...]

Aaron Bradford has been jailed for 8 years after he was caught supplying Scotland with cocaine, amphetamine and cannabis laced 'Wonka' chocolate bars. The court heard how police had recovered messages from an encrypted communication network called EncroChat. In the messages he was discussing the details of a £17,000 drug [...]

Anthony Stokes, 35, has been jailed for five months as a direct consequence of breaching a court order.  Stokes was subject to a court order that prevented him from contacting his ex-girlfriend, Eilidh Scott and her family. He was subject to this order after he pled guilty to sending a [...]

Liam Nelson, aged 26, first pled guilty to assaulting his partner at his home address. The court heard that Nelson had been drinking and started to argue with the woman.  The prosecution stated that "He slapped her on the head and face and pushed her into the bedroom. He grabbed [...]

Craig Forbes, 23, has been jailed for 4 years after causing the death of a man on an Inverclyde road.  Forbes was more than more than twice the alcohol limit when he overtook another vehicle when it was unsafe, moments before the collision.  Forbes struck the vehicle of David Horn [...]

Ali Asghar has been sentenced after sending indecent images to a 13 year old girl and travelling 300 miles to meet her.  Asghar, 20, from Aberdeen, communicated with the teen via social media and sent indecent images and videos of himself to her and forced her to reciprocate by sending [...]

Lucy Haughey, aged 43, was abusive towards towards the victim, Miss Bell, in Queen’s Park, Glasgow before repeatedly posting on social media about her.  Haughey appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court charged under s38(1) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010. It was alleged that she had engaged in [...]

Llir Kasa has been jailed for 8 years after raids on Great Western Road and in North Lanarkshire revealed £300,000 worth of drugs.  More than 500 cannabis plants were discovered alongside specialist equipment during the raids. Following the raids, Kasa fled the country but returned a few months later when [...]