Sheriff's removal from custody death inquiry delays overdue report
A sheriff has been removed from an inquiry into an Aberdeen man's death in police custody after extreme delays in publishing her findings.
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A sheriff has been removed from an inquiry into an Aberdeen man's death in police custody after extreme delays in publishing her findings.
The inquiry into the death of Warren Fenty is the longest-running FAI in Scotland.
Prisoner escort company fined £4 million for contract breaches
JURY trials are expected to return to island courts in Scotland in the spring. It comes after assurances from prisoner escort company GEOAmey that it will be able to properly resource courts. Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart welcomed the news, but said jury trials should resume...
A YOUNG man who lashed out at a former partner, causing her to require emergency dental treatment, has been ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work. Barry Coutts, from Cunningsburgh, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault when he appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court on...