Highland predator’s child victim left feeling ‘like a prostitute’
A 49-year-old Sutherland plant operator has been found guilty of abusing two women when they were young girls.
Inverness Sheriff Court
Argyll drug dealer jailed for two years after being caught with heroin and cocaine
An Argyll drug dealer caught with cocaine and heroin worth nearly £5,000 was jailed for two years at Inverness Sheriff Court yesterday.
Women’s abuse claims ‘a pack of lies’ Highland man tells court
A Sutherland man claimed two women who have accused him of sexually abusing them when they were young girls were telling “a pack of lies.”
Alcohol ban for north man who threatened to kill police officer and his family
A 24-year-old Muir of Ord man who threatened to kill a police officer and his family has been banned by a Sheriff from drinking alcohol.
Inverness man with ‘appalling’ record of domestic violence admits attacking partner
A 32-year-old Inverness man with an "appalling record of domestic violence" threatened to kill his partner after suspecting she was cheating on him.
Man sparked major Boxing Day mountain rescue search after drunken row with wife
A major mountain rescue was launched to find a Skye man who had walked into the Cuillin mountain range after a drunken row with his wife.
Argyll man could face prison term over drug charges
A 29-year-old Argyll man was warned he faced a prison sentence after admitting being concerned in the supply of cocaine and heroin.
Man shouted homophobic remark at two teenage girls in Inverness shop
A convicted abuser of women shouted homophobic remarks at two teenage girls in an Inverness shop.
Highland man threatened to burn police officers alive as he poured petrol onto outside of his home
An Easter Ross man who threatened to burn down his house was involved in a second stand-off with police two weeks later.
North farm worker admits producing cannabis with intent to supply
Police were called to a Sutherland cottage following a report of a man with injuries.
Highland woman speaks out after husband convicted of ‘devastating’ campaign of domestic abuse
A woman has spoken out about the “devastating” abuse she suffered at the hands of her businessman husband.
‘Inverness prisoner’ admits assaulting a man that left him unconscious
A jury trial ended abruptly when the 22-year-old accused changed his plea yesterday and admitted four of the eight charges he was facing.
Care worker who used vulnerable pensioner’s bank details to go online shopping repays debt
A dishonest care worker has repaid almost £4,000 she illegally took to buy her shopping by using a vulnerable woman’s bank details.
Court hears how two men were punched in the face following Invergordon fracas
An argument between two men ended in bloodshed when another man intervened and punched both of them in the face, a court heard.
Highland man performed wheelie on his motorbike as he drove to Inverness to register his son’s birth
A £75,000-a-year offshore oil worker performed a “wheelie” as he drove his motorbike to Inverness to register the birth of his son.
Man accused of threatening to rape woman and burn down her house
A court has been told a man threatened to rape a woman and burn down the house she shared with her partner.
Jail warning for man who attacked his friend in Highland street
A 30-year-old man will sentenced on Christmas Eve after admitting seriously assaulting one of his friends in the street.
Inverness man ordered to pay compensation after stamping on partner’s head during New Year’s Day attack
New Year’s Day took a violent twist when a 46-year-old Inverness man chased his partner out of the house and stamped on her head.
Invergordon man weeps in court after being acquitted of assaulting ex-partner
A jury has acquitted a 37-year-old Easter Ross man of assaulting his ex-partner.
Highland man denies punch-up with ex-partner after involvement with other woman
A woman fought with her ex-partner after discovering in a phone text message that he was involved with someone else, a jury heard.
Court hears how Highland man tried to suffocate his ex-partner by holding a pillow over her face
A 38-year-old Easter Ross woman feared for her life when her ex-partner held a pillow over her face so she couldn’t breathe.
Man, 50, admits paying underage girls to strip, abusing young teens and filming people using a shopping centre toilet
A man has admitted paying underage girls to strip and sexually abusing teenagers in the hot tub at his home.
Inverness man who sent sexual messages to ’13-year-old girl’ spared jail
An Inverness man who wrote sexual messages to a woman who was pretending to be a 13-year-old girl has been spared a jail sentence.
Jail for Highland man after cash and cannabis find
A man who was found with cannabis and more than £1,300 in cash in his car has been jailed for 16 months.
Court hears Inverness man told police officer ‘I will find you and kill your children’
Police were suspicious when a 21-year-old Inverness man told them his name after officers were called to a disturbance in Culloden last month.
Highland man admits assaulting police officer at north caravan park
A fight at a Nairn holiday park led to a police officer being assaulted.
Care worker who spent £4,000 of vulnerable woman’s money on her own shopping given one last chance to pay it back
A care worker who took almost £4,000 from a vulnerable woman has been given a month to pay it back - or face jail.
Teen ‘gunman’ sparked terror on Inverness streets
Police who received several reports from the public of a gunman roaming the streets of Inverness arrested a teenager two days later.
Cannabis discovery after Post Office staff reported ‘strong smell’ to police
An Inverness man took cannabis to help him cope with acute back pain.
Inverness man who threatened to blow himself up during police stand-off spared jail
A father-of-six who threatened to blow up himself and police was spared a jail sentence yesterday.
Highland man admits to assaulting pregnant woman twice
A 31-year-old man has admitted twice assaulting a pregnant woman.
Tanker driver gets fine and points after A87 incident
An oil tanker driver from Elgin who overturned his vehicle and spilt some of his load on a West Highland road was fined and given points yesterday.