Scots soldier guilty of bar brawl killing in Canada as jury rejects self defence plea

Scots soldier guilty of bar brawl killing in Canada as jury rejects self defence plea

A SCOTS soldier has been convicted of a booze-fuelled bar brawl killing in Canada. Corporal Craig Gibson, 28, downed Brett Sheffield, 38, at a Toronto pub with “an elbow to the jaw” that later resulted in his death. 5 Corporal Craig Gibson has been found guilty of manslaughter 5 Canadian police… Scots soldier guilty of … Read more

Three Scots arrested over death of Canadian restaurant boss ‘killed over unpaid bill’

Three Scots arrested over death of Canadian restaurant boss 'killed over unpaid bill'

THREE Scots have been arrested over the death of a restaurant owner in Canada, it has emerged. Sharif Rahman, 44, died after an alleged assault at his eatery in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. 3 Three men from Scotland have been arrested over the death of Sharif RahmanCredit: Alysha Brilla/Facebook 3 He… Three Scots arrested over … Read more

Man found guilty over ‘racist comments’ online about Humza Yousaf in first for auto abuse-spotting system

Man found guilty over 'racist comments' online about Humza Yousaf in first for auto abuse-spotting system

A MAN who made “racist comments” online about Humza Yousaf was last month found guilty of abusing the ex-First Minister, it was revealed. The conviction is the first to come from a Holyrood scheme which monitors social media abuse of 59 MSPs and automatically reports it to the police. 3 A man… Man found guilty … Read more

Cocaine car chase haul among £50million drug seizures made by Scots cops in recent raids

Cocaine car chase haul among £50million drug seizures made by Scots cops in recent raids

COPS made drug seizures worth more than £50million over the past year – including a £2.5million cocaine haul after a dramatic car chase. Dylan Nicol, 24, hit 120mph as he raced through Dundee in a failed bid to dodge arrest in February this year. 7 Dylan Nicol was jailed for five years after he… Cocaine … Read more

Horror discovery at Scots school after ‘hundreds of girls filmed naked on hidden camera’ in toilets & teenager charged

Horror discovery at Scots school after 'hundreds of girls filmed naked on hidden camera' in toilets & teenager charged

A MUM has spoken of her horror after her daughter allegedly discovered she was being secretly filmed by a hidden mobile phone in a school toilet. The girl was using the loo between lessons at the Dundee school when she spotted the phone allegedly stashed inside a toilet roll holder.  2 Police… Horror discovery at … Read more

Drug addict who abandoned terrified boy, 9, in woods for 24 hours & claimed he was missing dodges jail

Drug addict who abandoned terrified boy, 9, in woods for 24 hours & claimed he was missing dodges jail

A DRUG addict who abandoned a frightened boy in a darkened wood before sparking a major missing person search was today spared a jail sentence. Ashley McGovern, 31, drove the nine-year-old into the countryside near her then home in East Lothian before leaving the child who had a fear of the dark. Drug addict who … Read more

Scots underworld ‘supergang’ kingpin’s brother savagely bladed by machete maniac in horror Tesco attack

Scots underworld 'supergang' kingpin's brother savagely bladed by machete maniac in horror Tesco attack

A CAGED crime boss’s brother was the victim of a brutal supermarket machete attack – carried out by a thug who was hours earlier warned by cops about a threat to his life. Dale Richardson, 35, was savagely assaulted in a Tesco in Edinburgh by George Baigrie. 4 The High Court in EdinburghCredit:… Scots underworld … Read more

Cop who killed Scots gran while in speeding police van given unpaid work

Cop who killed Scots gran while in speeding police van given unpaid work

A POLICE officer who killed a woman after he struck her while speeding in his patrol van has been ordered to carry out 225 hours of unpaid work. PC Jamie Hamill, 32, fatally injured Margaret McCarron, 58, in Motherwell, Lanarkshire. 2 PC Jamie Hamill has been ordered to carry out 225 hours of… Cop who … Read more

Killer jailed after torturing pal in Scots tower block before he leapt to death in escape bid

Killer jailed after torturing pal in Scots tower block before he leapt to death in escape bid

A KILLER whose terrified torture victim jumped 120ft to his death was caged for just eight years today – after a judge said he had shown “high levels of remorse”. Jamie Forbes, 37, had been repeatedly battered with a hammer by brutal Lee Smith, 35, during two days of violence in a… Killer jailed after torturing pal … Read more

Woman sexually assaulted on Glasgow train as police launch probe

Woman sexually assaulted on Glasgow train as police launch probe

AN URGENT hunt has been launched for a man who sexually assaulted a female passenger on a Scots train. The alleged attack unfolded at around 6pm on November 25 in Glasgow, British Transport Police said. The victim, in her 20s, was travelling between Glasgow Central and Barrhead, when she was… Woman sexually assaulted on Glasgow train as … Read more