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Labour calls for urgent update of sexual assault sentencing

Sentencing guidelines must be reviewed as a “matter of urgency” after a teenager who repeatedly sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl walked free from court, Scottish Labour has announced. Despite being found guilty of repeated sexual assaults on the girl over two years, Christopher Daniel, an 18-year-old dental student from Glasgow…

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Truck driver jailed for causing death by dangerous driving

A tipper truck driver who was responsible for causing the death of a woman after driving on the wrong side of the road was sentenced to more than three years’ imprisonment at Glasgow High Court yesterday. On the 14th January 2019, Michael Friel, now aged 57, pled guilty at Edinburgh…

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Ex-first minister charged with sexual assault and attempted rape

The former first minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, has been charged with multiple counts of sexual assault and two counts of attempted rape. The ex-SNP chief and independence campaigner was charged on Wednesday night after voluntarily attending a police station with his solicitor, and was later released after he agreed…

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Slight rise in domestic abuse cases on previous year

The Scottish Government has released a new report that highlights the characteristics of victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse acts in Scotland. During the 2017-18 period, 59,541 incidents of domestic abuse were recorded by the police in Scotland; an increase of one per cent on 2016-17. Key Findings of Report…

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Police Scotland launch their festive drink-drive awareness campaign

With the annual drink-drive campaign launched on the 1st of December, Police Scotland have warned that officers will be out in force to target motorists over the festive period. Minister for Community Safety, Ash Denham, Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, and Assistant Chief Constable, Mark Williams, promoted the festive campaign…

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