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Putting transgender rapist in women’s jail raises safety fears, says MP

A transgender woman convicted of raping two women while she was a man should not be held in a women’s prison as it raises safety concerns, an SNP MP has said. Isla Bryson was on Tuesday found guilty of raping one woman in Clydebank in 2016 and ...

25 Jan 2023 at 13:00

Woman ‘so scared’ during alleged rape, court told

A woman has told a court she was “so scared” when she was allegedly raped by a man who now identifies as a transgender woman. Isla Bryson, 31, from Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, is on trial at the High Court in Glasgow accused of raping two ...

19 Jan 2023 at 15:42

Downing Street ‘concerned’ over transgender rapist sent to women’s jail

Downing Street has voiced concerns after it emerged a transgender woman convicted of raping two women while she was a man is being held in a women’s prison. Isla Bryson was on Tuesday found guilty of raping one woman in Clydebank in 2016 and ...

25 Jan 2023 at 14:17

Scotland

Fatal Accident Inquiry to begin into death of 10-year-old who fell down manhole

A Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the death of a 10-year-old boy who fell to his death down a manhole in 2020 will begin on Monday. Shea Ryan died in July of that year when he climbed through an unsecured fence on a building site in in ...

26 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Manhole where boy died had been covered weeks earlier, inquiry told

Scotland

Manhole where boy died has been covered weeks earlier, inquiry told

A manhole on a building site where a 10-year-old boy lost his life had been covered with a “ballast bag” weighing up to a tonne a few weeks before his death, an inquiry has heard. Shea Ryan died on July 16, 2020 when he climbed through ...

28 Aug 2024 at 14:59

Scotland

Manhole where boy aged 10 died should have been checked, inquiry is told

A senior official on a building site where a 10-year-old boy died after falling down a manhole has told a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) “we should have checked” it was safe. Shea Ryan died on July 16 2020 when he climbed through an ...

27 Aug 2024 at 17:59

Scotland

Building firm unaware children accessed site in months before 10-year-old died

The company responsible for a building site where a 10-year-old boy died after falling down a manhole was unaware children had accessed it before they took it over, an inquiry heard. Shea Ryan died on July 16 2020 when he climbed ...

27 Aug 2024 at 14:47

Scottish minister ‘trusts’ decision to send transgender rapist to women’s jail

Scotland’s Justice Secretary expressed faith in the Scottish Prison Service’s (SPS) decision to place a transgender woman convicted of raping two women while she was a man in a women’s prison. Keith Brown also told MSPs that the ...

25 Jan 2023 at 18:50

Scotland

Police launch investigation as Glasgow fire treated as ‘unexplained’

Police have launched an investigation into a fire being treated as “unexplained”. Firefighters were made aware of a blaze at Belsyde Avenue and Boon Drive, Drumchapel, Glasgow, yesterday at 5.06pm. Four appliances and ...

03 Sept 2023 at 15:52

Scotland

Building site where boy died should have had more CCTV, director tells inquiry

The director of a construction firm said that “in hindsight” a building site where a 10-year-old boy died after falling down a manhole shaft should have had more CCTV, a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) has heard. Shea ...

27 Aug 2024 at 09:27

Fly-tipper who dumped 51 tonnes of tyres jailed

A fly-tipper who dumped 51 tonnes of tyres on waste ground has been jailed for 11 months. Declan Clarke, 30, from Dumbarton, collected the tyres from places such as garages for a fee and then dumped them in car ...

08 Jun 2022 at 17:01

Scotland

Police launch investigation after pedestrian ‘deliberately hit with car’

A 51-year-old man was taken to hospital after he was hit by a car in what police believe was an intentional hit-and-run. The man was struck by the vehicle in Drumchapel, Glasgow, at about 1pm on Monday. ...

14 Oct 2025 at 11:57

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