Man, 60, found guilty of rape and other ‘despicable’ sexual offences in Inverness area
A man has today been found guilty of rape and other sexual offences which took place in the Inverness area.
Edinburgh High Court
Inverness hairdresser jailed for blackmail after posing as a woman for nude pics
A blackmailer was jailed for four years and four months yesterday after posing as an amorous young woman online to entrap men and a schoolboy.
North-east mum left pleading for her life after savage hammer attack at Aberdeen flat
A hammer attacker left a north-east mum pleading for her life during a savage robbery that left her with skull fractures.
Inverness carer tells of night she was attacked by mental patient
An Inverness grandmother is “lucky to be alive” after she was stabbed in in her own home - with her own carving knife - by a woman who reported missing from a local psychiatric hospital.
Connor Ward the Banff bomber
Connor Ward was 20 when he was first locked up after sparking a bomb scare in Banff in 2012.
Pensioner jailed for four years after sexually abusing children over three decades
A perverted pensioner who sexually abused three children over three decades has been jailed for four years.
Phone linked to Banff man accused of terrorism contained incriminating text message
A phone linked to a man accused of terrorism contained a text message revealing that a person was searching for a police cosh for something they were “planning”, a court heard yesterday.
Banff man standing trial for alleged terrorism offences has mental health issues
A man standing trial for alleged terrorism offences has mental health issues, a court heard yesterday.
Nazi material found on Banff man’s laptop and pen drive
Computer experts found a map of mosques and Nazi material on pen drive and laptop seized from an alleged terror suspect, a court has heard.
North-east grandfather caught with £120,000 worth of heroin and crack cocaine
A drug trafficker who was caught with heroin and crack cocaine worth more than £120,000 on the streets was jailed for three years and nine months today.
Brothers behind bars after dealing more than £1.3million of cocaine in the north-east
Two brothers who were “heavily involved” in the north-east drug trade have been jailed for a total of 12 years after police seized more than £1.3million of cocaine on the streets of Aberdeen.
Aberdeen rapist brutalised women and children over two decades
A rapist who carried out a catalogue of abuse and violence against victims over nearly two decades has been jailed.
Trial date set for murder of Aberdeen restaurant boss almost four decades ago
The trial of a man accused of the murder of an restaurant boss in Aberdeen almost four decades ago has been set for October.
Pensioner accused of beating, biting and murdering woman in Inverness home
A pensioner has gone on trial at the High Court accused of murdering a woman in a house in Inverness.
Aberdeen man jailed after being caught with supermarket bag filled with £160k of cocaine
A drug courier who was caught with cocaine worth nearly £160,000 has been jailed for 32 months.
Man led drug trafficker to £100,000 worth of heroin hidden in Highland woods
A man who led a drug trafficker back to a cache of heroin worth more than £100,000 on the streets was jailed today.
Man attacked ex-girlfriend’s elderly parents with chainsaw… Now he’s jailed for 12 years
A crazed thug who attacked his ex-girlfriend's elderly parents with a chainsaw in a "cruel and cowardly" attack has been jailed for 12 years.
Heroin dealer spared jail after his partner tells court he’s ‘turned his life around’
A heroin dealer whose former partner claimed he has turned his life around was spared a jail sentence yesterday.
Child rapist got trust of families before secretly filming himself abuse victims
A child rapist manipulated his way into positions of trust with families before secretly filming depraved videos of himself abusing his victims.
Man ‘went crazy’ and tried to kill ex-girlfriend because she was going on holiday to Tunisia
A man who tried to murder his former partner in a cowardly attack that left the victim suffering 29 different injuries was jailed for five years today.
Peterhead man came home to find police had raided his house and found over £100,000 of heroin
A man who was caught storing a haul of heroin worth more than £100,000 on the streets was jailed for 28 months today.
North-east rapist jailed after victim took pictures of her injuries
A rapist was jailed today after a court was earlier shown photos of injuries to his victim taken by the woman herself after the sex attack.
Inverness drug dealer ordered to repay £25,000
A judge has ordered a drug dealer from Inverness to hand over £25,000 under proceeds of crime legislation.
North-east drug dealer’s appeal bid thrown out
A drug dealer who claimed his sentence was too severe has had his appeal bid thrown out.
Aberdeen child rapist jailed for ten years
A child rapist from Aberdeen who secretly filmed his abuse of children and a woman was jailed for 10 years today (Wednesday October 28).
Speeding drink driver jailed for killing friend
A speeding drink-driver who killed a friend after losing control of a powerful car has been jailed for almost four years.
Drug trafficker jailed for baseball bat attack in Aberdeen
A drug trafficker has been jailed for six years for hitting a man with a baseball bat on the streets of Aberdeen.
Aberdeenshire man convicted of raping 15 year old
An Aberdeenshire man is facing a lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl.
North-east pensioner jailed for campaign of historic sexual abuse on young boys
A north-east pensioner has been jailed for carrying out a "systematic campaign" of sexual abuse against four young boys more than 40 years ago.
Highland man jailed after throwing away £60,000 of drugs as he ran from police
A drug user who threw away heroin and cocaine worth up to £60,000 on the streets as he tried to flee from police in the Highlands was jailed for 32 months today.
North sexual predator jailed for seven years after campaign of violence
A sexual predator who carried out a campaign of rape and violence against women across Scotland has been given a life sentence.
Chef locked up for rape in Nairn hotel
A chef who raped two women in separate sex attacks at Scottish hotels was jailed for six years yesterday.