Man who put toddler in tumble dryer has sentencing delayed
The sentencing of a man convicted of assaulting a toddler by putting her in a tumble dryer has been delayed for a background report.
Dundee Sheriff Court
Man who endangered toddler’s life by putting her in tumble dryer to be sentenced
A man convicted of assaulting a toddler by putting her in a tumble dryer will be sentenced on Thursday.
Toddler unable to get into tumble dryer on her own, trial told
A 13-month-old girl who was allegedly put in an activated tumble dryer would not have been able to climb into the machine by herself, a court has been told.
Man faces jail over chain of brothels located near football stadium
A man who rented a series of flats so he could rake in thousands in cash by subletting them to prostitutes was today facing jail.
Man fined after leaving dog in car on one of summer’s hottest days
Police had to smash their way into a man’s car after his dog was spotted “panting heavily” and looking “distressed” after he parked in direct sunlight on one of last summer’s hottest days.
Dundee man broke leg of seven-year-old with brittle bones disease
A man who booted a seven-year-old boy with brittle bones disease - breaking the boy's leg - was today spared jail.
Drug dealer caught by DNA on airbag after pranging car
A heroin dealer snared after his DNA was found on the airbag of a car he'd crashed at a busy junction before running off has been jailed for almost three-and-a-half years.
Thug threatened partner with a murder-suicide bid – then wiped blood on victim saying it’d prove self defence
A brutal thug who threatened his partner with a murder-suicide bid - then wiped his own blood on her so police would think he was acting in self defence - was put behind bars today.
Dundee man caught with sick images claimed he didn’t know ages of kids ‘because they were Japanese’
A paedophile claimed he "couldn't really tell" how old the children in the horror cache of child abuse images he had downloaded were because "they were Japanese".
Killer driver’s moment of forgetfulness led to the death of a married biker
Killer driver’s moment of forgetfulness led to the death of a married biker
Teenager could face jail term after admitting causing the death of a motorcyclist in a crash
A driver's moment of forgetfulness led to the death of a married biker after the teenager doubled back to collect a friend he had forgotten to pick up.
Pensioner faces jail over child abuse charge dating back more than 50 years
An elderly sex offender was today facing jail after he admitted a child abuse charge dating back more than 50 years.
Brutal attacker jailed for 20 year campaign of abductions, assaults and stalking
A vile abuser who stalked, abducted and attacked three women over the course of more than 20 years was today jailed.
City centre drug farm pair jailed for six years
Two men who ran a £60,000 cannabis farm out of a city centre house were today jailed for a total of almost six years.
Teen robbers who attacked a random victim after being inspired by violent rap music avoid jail term
Two teenagers who carried out a brutal robbery on a randomly selected victim after being "inspired" by violent "drill" rap music were today spared jail.
Man ‘sent sexualised and abusive texts’ as he stalked woman from Scotland to Greece
A man is facing court accused of stalking a woman all the way from Scotland to Greece during an alleged four-week campaign of harassment.
Police are hunting a man accused of assaulting a woman with intent to rape after he didn’t turn up at court
A man accused of assaulting a woman with intent to rape her while on bail was today being hunted by police after he failed to turn up to answer the charge in court.
Angus pervert facing jail for filming teen girl undressing in her own bedroom
A man set up a hidden camera to film a teenage girl naked in her bedroom - then was caught when she visited his house and borrowed his laptop as an adult.
Man faces trial for ‘putting baby in tumble dryer and switching it on’
A man accused of "endangering the life" of a 13-month-old girl by putting her in a tumble dryer and turning the machine on was today ordered to stand trial.
International sex offender snared by undercover police officer posing as a 13-year-old girl
An international sex offender was today facing jail after he was snared when he sent sick videos to an undercover police officer posing as a 13-year-old girl.
‘What he put my brother through before he died was horrendous’, family of frail pensioner conned out of thousands speak out
The family of a frail pensioner whose bank account was cleaned out by a man who claimed he "saw him as a father figure" today blasted the crook as he started a six month jail term.
Man went on knife rampage at Montrose surgery after NHS 24 snub
A man stabbed a doctor and went on a knife rampage through a GP surgery after being told it was too late in the day to give him help and he'd have to speak to NHS 24 about his mental health difficulties.
Serial stalker jailed for three years after sexually harassing his social worker
A serial stalker who bombarded the social worker tasked with monitoring his behaviour with filthy phone calls and texts after he walked free from court on multiple harassment charges was today jailed for three years.
Man facing jail after being caught running a £60,000 cannabis farm out of his house
A man is facing jail after being convicted of running a £60,000 cannabis farm out of a city centre house.
Sex offender went on to groom a 14-year-old girl after being released early from a previous sentence
A sex beast who was released from prison early only to go on and groom another teenage girl online has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.
Man who threw bleach over pregnant ex-girlfriend gets jail sentence
A man who threw bleach over his pregnant girlfriend - leaving her skin "bubbling and burning" - has been jailed for more than two years.
Man in court for knifing a doctor after storming into his GP practice
A man appeared in court today accused of knifing a GP after storming into his surgery brandishing a knife.
Drug dealer claims ‘if you can’t get job you have to make one for yourself’
A drug dealer caught with a £39,000 stash was today locked up after he told cops: "If you can't get a job you have to make a job for yourself."
Ex-Rangers and Dundee Utd defender Bilel Mohsni faces dangerous driving charge
Former Rangers and Dundee Utd footballer Bilel Mohsni is to appear in court on a dangerous driving charge.
Teenager charged with murder after taxi rank death
A teenager has been charged in connection with the alleged murder of a man at a Dundee city centre taxi rank just hours into the New Year.
Drug dealer jailed after being caught drunk behind the wheel of a car
A drug dealer snared after being caught drunk behind the wheel of his car was today jailed for two-and-a-half years.
Masked robbers jailed after attacking man as he put kids to bed
Three masked, knife wielding thugs who tried to carry out a home invasion style robbery on a man as he put his kids to bed have been jailed for a total of almost seven years.