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Hate crime charges relating to disability and sexual orientation rise: report

Hate crime charges relating to sexual orientation and disability increased last year, according to new figures. A Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) report found that 5,640 charges containing at least one element of hate crime were ...

14 Jun 2022 at 14:31

Scotland

Number of domestic abuse charges reported to prosecutors falls

The number of domestic abuse related charges reported to prosecutors fell slightly last year, though they were at their second highest level in six years, figures show. Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) data showed that in ...

21 Sept 2022 at 12:20

Police shooting of hotel knife attacker ‘necessary’, prosecutors find

Police fatally shooting an asylum seeker who stabbed six people in an attack at a hotel was “absolutely necessary in the circumstances”, prosecutors have concluded. Scotland’s prosecution service investigated the use of lethal force by ...

06 Apr 2023 at 11:47

Scotland

Ex-Lord Advocate ‘unaware of commitments to Sheku Bayoh family’, inquiry hears

The Crown Office did not provide a handover regarding “commitments” made to the grieving family of Sheku Bayoh when a new Lord Advocate took over, an inquiry heard. Mr Bayoh, 31, a father-of-two, died after he was restrained on the ...

30 Apr 2024 at 17:03

Rape convictions have soared despite pandemic backlog for Scotland’s courts

Rape convictions soared in 2021-22 as Scotland’s courts attempted to deal with a massive backlog caused by the pandemic, figures show. National statistics published by Scotland’s chief statistician showed how the justice system ...

24 Oct 2023 at 13:29

Woman welcomes jailing of ‘forceful monster’ ex who tried to kill her and mother

A woman whose former partner tried to kill her and her mother by driving a car into the funeral home where she worked said justice has been done as the “forceful monster” was jailed for 11 years. Zoe Turnbull, 46, and her ...

10 Oct 2024 at 15:47

Scotland

No further action to be taken on trafficking charges against Stagecoach founder

No further action will be taken against a bus company tycoon who was charged with human trafficking offences, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal (COPFS) has said. In January 2023, Dame Ann Gloag, co-founder of ...

09 Oct 2024 at 19:14

Former policeman jailed for attempting to murder ex-partner and her mother

A former police officer who attempted to murder his ex-girlfriend and her mother by driving a car into the funeral home where she worked has been jailed for 11 years. Zoe Turnbull, 46, and her mother Beverley ...

10 Oct 2024 at 10:45

Scotland

Domestic abuse laws better reflect victims’ experience, study finds

Prosecutors are “determined” to boost the confidence of victims, the Lord Advocate has said, as new research examined the impact of Scotland’s “innovative” domestic abuse laws. The three small-scale studies ...

10 Jan 2023 at 13:20

Scotland

Domestic abuse victims given inadequate support by courts, review finds

Domestic abuse victims are not being given sufficient support in the lead-up to cases reaching court, a review has found. HM Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland (IPS) carried out an in-depth review of ...

17 Apr 2024 at 13:09

Scotland

More than 30,000 domestic abuse charges reported to Crown in Scotland in a year

More than 30,000 domestic abuse charges were reported to prosecutors between April 2023 and March 2024, figures show. According to statistics from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), ...

11 Sept 2024 at 11:56

Scotland

Ex-police officer jailed for ‘appalling abuse’ of three women over 14 years

A former Police Scotland officer “who inflicted unimaginable trauma” upon three women through a campaign of controlling, violent and sexual abuse has been jailed. Christopher Ferguson, 31, was found ...

21 Aug 2024 at 12:45

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