Aberdeen man cleared of raping woman, 27
An Aberdeen man who stood accused of raping a 27-year old woman has been acquitted in the first trial to take place at the city’s high court since the outbreak of Covid-19.
High Court in Aberdeen
Possible coronavirus exposure brings early halt to Aberdeen trial
A High Court trial in Aberdeen has collapsed over fears somebody involved in the case may have been exposed to coronavirus.
Teenage victim of schoolboy rapist ‘begged him to stop’
A teenager who raped a girl when he was just 15 has been warned he faces likely custody.
Man guilty of causing deaths of three friends in A90 crash
A man has been found guilty of causing the deaths of three people by driving carelessly on the A90.
A90 fatal crash could have been result of mistakes by a number of people, court told
Marin Rachev is on trial at the High Court in Aberdeen accused of causing the death of his three backseat passengers by driving dangerously on March 12 last year.
Aberdeen man accused of causing fatal crash on A90 says bus driver was to blame
Marin Rachev is on trial at the High Court in Aberdeen accused of causing the death of three people by driving dangerously on March 12 last year.
Fatal A90 crash trial hears man drove ‘straight out’ in front of bus
A man accused of killing three people in a horror crash drove “straight out” in front of a double-decker bus, a court has heard.
Man, 32, acquitted of rape at north-east hotel
A man has been acquitted of raping a woman at a north-east hotel.
Man accused of raping woman in north-east hotel tells court he asked for consent
A man accused of raping a woman at a north-east hotel has told a court he asked for her consent.
Man on trial accused of raping woman at north-east hotel
A man has gone on trial accused of raping a woman at a north-east hotel.
Suspects ‘seen fleeing’ home moment after alleged attempted axe murder
An Aberdeen court has been told two men were seen fleeing the scene of an alleged attempted axe murder moments after it happened.
Man cleared of rape in Aberdeen restaurant tells of relief
A man cleared of raping a woman in the toilet of a restaurant has described the verdict as “a weight lifted off his shoulders”.
Man accused of raping woman in Aberdeen restaurant tells court alleged victim led him to toilet
A man accused of raping a woman in an Aberdeen restaurant has told a court she led him by the hand to a toilet cubicle for sex.
Victim of alleged rape in Aberdeen restaurant tells jury ‘I know I never said yes’
Mark Caine is on trial at the High Court in Aberdeen, accused of pulling the woman into a toilet cubicle in the former Cinnamon restaurant in Union Street and assaulting her.
Man on trial accused of raping woman in Aberdeen city centre restaurant
Mark Caine, 40, is alleged to have committed the offence on February 12 last year at Cinnamon restaurant on Union Street.
Dons player left in ‘state of shock’ following alleged attempted robbery
The father of a young Dons footballer said his son was in a “total state of shock” following an alleged robbery bid.
Aberdeen man cleared of rape says accusation has ‘ruined his life’
A man cleared of raping a woman in Aberdeen's Union Terrace Gardens has said his reputation has been “in ruins” since he was accused of the attack more than three years ago.
Accused tells Aberdeen rape trial woman made claim after he called her ‘bad name’
A man accused of raping a woman in an Aberdeen park told a court she made the claim after he called her a “bad name”.
Forensic evidence given at Union Terrace Gardens rape trial
A forensic scientist has said DNA found on the clothing of a woman who claims she was raped in an Aberdeen park was “one billion times more likely” to have come from the man standing trial for attacking her than any other person.
Juror fainted at murder trial after seeing photos of dead Aberdeen oil worker
A juror in a murder trial fainted moments after hearing a pathologist say the alleged victim would have died "immediately" after "chop like" blows repeatedly cut his spinal cord.
Family’s relief as north-east man accused of rape walks free
Taylor Smith was on trial at the High Court in Aberdeen facing a total of five charges, but was acquitted by a jury after a week-long trial.
Jury told to set emotions aside in north-east rape trial
The jury in a north-east rape trial has been urged to put emotions such as sympathy to one side.
Rape accused’s DNA found on one alleged victim but not other
The DNA of a man accused of raping two women was found on the clothing of one, but not the other, a jury has been told.
Aberdeen court shown pictures of woman’s injuries after alleged rape
A court in Aberdeen has been shown photographs of a woman’s injuries after she was allegedly raped.
Woman left terrified and ‘numb’ after north-east man allegedly raped her
A woman has told a court she was left terrified and “numb” after she was allegedly raped by a north-east man.
Man on trial accused of raping two women in north-east
A man has gone on trial accused of raping two women in the north-east.
Jury set to decide fate of Aberdeen babysitter accused of shaking infant
A jury will today meet to decide the fate of an Aberdeen babysitter accused of shaking an infant in her care and placing the child’s life “at risk”.
Tears from accused Aberdeen babysitter as she denies hurting infant
An Aberdeen babysitter accused of shaking an infant in her care wept as she gave evidence at her own trial, insisting “I could never harm a child”.
Aberdeen babysitter on abuse charge ‘lives for her children’
A babysitter accused of abusing an infant girl in her care has been described as a “24-hour mum” who always wants the best for her children.
Aberdeen doctors feared baby in ‘floppy and blue state’ had deliberate injuries
Doctors feared a critically ill baby might have been deliberately harmed the moment she arrived at hospital in a “floppy and blue” state.