‘He took the life of his daughter in the most horrendous of circumstances’: Police acknowledge conviction of Highland father
Police have acknowledged the conviction of a Highland father who today admitted killing his three-week-old daughter.
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Teenage father admits shaking his 23-day-old daughter to death
A teenage father who shook his 23-day-old baby to death has pleaded guilty to killing her.
Former girlfriend of murdered Aberdeen oil worker to launch appeal against culpable homicide conviction
An Angus woman convicted of culpable homicide after the death of an Aberdeen oil worker plans to appeal.
Aberdeen family disappointed after man sentenced to 10 years for killing best friend
The family of a father who was stabbed to death by his best friend have said his killer should have been locked up for life.
Restaurant owner brands employee killing his colleague in row over takeaway order a “waste of two lives”
A takeaway boss who killed his friend in a row over a tandoori chicken order has been jailed for nearly three years.
Oscar Pistorius guilty of girlfriend Valentine’s Day murder
Oscar Pistorius has had his conviction for killing his girlfriend changed from manslaughter to murder.
Man jailed for four years for killing drinker in Aberdeen street
An man has been jailed for four years for killing a fellow street drinker after punching him in a drunken scuffle close to Aberdeen Maritime Museum.
Aberdeen man killed after fight ‘could have survived if doctors treated him earlier’
An alcoholic who was allegedly killed following a drunken brawl would have had a better chance of survival if doctors had treated him sooner, a court heard yesterday.
Man who died in drunken brawl could have been saved, court told
An alcoholic who died after injuring his head during a drunken brawl could possibly have survived if medics had reacted sooner, a court heard yesterday.
Nurses at A&E who assessed dying man had not received the appropriate training
Nurses who assessed a dying man at the north-east's flagship hospital had not received the latest training on how to deal with head injuries, a court has heard.
Dying man left on hospital trolley in Aberdeen A&E corridor
An alcoholic who injured his head during a drunken brawl spent hours in hospital with his condition deteriorating before he was seen by a doctor.
Alcoholic told stop drinking or face death weeks before he was allegedly killed in drunken brawl
An alcoholic was told to stop drinking or face death "imminently", just weeks before be was allegedly killed in a drunken brawl.
Man on trial accused of killing friend outside Aberdeen tourist attraction
A man has gone on trial accused of killing his friend after they argued just feet away from Aberdeen's Maritime Museum.