North-east mum-of two caught with £300,000 of drugs
A mum-of-two who was caught with more than £300,000 of drugs became involved in the illegal trade after criminals threatened to “harm” her children, a court has heard.
High Court in Edinburgh
North-east man who raped two-year-old faces lengthy jail term
Matthew Sinclair, 28, was caught after he left his mobile phone charging and a woman looked at its contents and found the messages on an app.
Court date set for Alex Salmond case
A court hearing has been set for next month in the case against former first minister Alex Salmond, who faces attempted rape and sexual assault charges.
Man who murdered Aberdeen oil worker Steven Donaldson to appeal 24-year prison sentence
A man who murdered an Aberdeen oil worker is to appeal his jail term.
Man jailed for setting fire to north-east house with baby inside
A man who started a fire outside a house endangering a baby has been jailed for 10 years.
North-east man broke into house and attempted to rob two men at knifepoint
A criminal claimed he was looking for his dog at the time he broke into a house and attempted to rob two men at knifepoint.
Man jailed after raping and sexually assaulting vulnerable north-east women
A man who raped and sexually assaulted vulnerable women in the north-east has been jailed for seven years.
Man convicted of killing flatmate at Aberdeen high-rise
Bohdan Cieslar, 59, inflicted two major wounds to Aleksander Smerdel’s chest and arm in the fatal assault at Donside Court, just two days after Christmas.
Kitchen knife found in Aberdeen high-rise had blood of dead man on it
A forensic scientist has told a court how a kitchen knife seized by police had the blood of a man who was allegedly murdered by his flatmate on it.
Man accused of Aberdeen high-rise murder was beaten up by alleged victim, court told
A man accused of murder at an Aberdeen high-rise was previously beaten up by the man he is alleged to have fatally attacked, a court has heard.
Man accused of murder at Aberdeen high-rise claims he acted in self defence
A man accused of murder at an Aberdeen high-rise has claimed that he acted in self defence after he was attacked, a court heard.
North-east motorist accused of causing death of man, 23, blames another driver for fatal crash
At the High Court in Glasgow, Antony Zanre, 67, from Peterhead, denied driving dangerously on the A96 Elgin to Lhanbryde road near Barmuckity, on November 15 2017, and causing the death of 23-year-old Dameon MacPhee from Moray.
Man who sexually abused two boys in north-east jailed for eight years
A man who caused lasting damage to two boys he sexually abused more than two decades ago wept as he was jailed for eight years.
North-east mechanic Brian McKandie’s killer Steven Sidebottom loses appeal bid
A "cruel and calculated" killer who murdered a north-east mechanic in his own home has had his bid to appeal against his conviction and sentence refused.
Video: Aberdeen man admits driving at cops after stealing safe in ram raid
Martin Youngson rampaged through Aberdeen streets in a Volkswagen Golf after raiding a business in Peterhead and trying to steal from others.
Man, 63, jailed after sexually abusing boys in north-east town
A “charismatic” amateur theatre choreographer has been jailed for eight years after subjecting two boys to a catalogue of sexual abuse.
Aberdeen man raped female friend after birthday party
Hamish Paterson preyed on the victim at a house in Aberdeen after she had been drinking and had fallen asleep.
Woman to appeal sentence for killing of Aberdeen oil worker Steven Donaldson
The former girlfriend of a murdered Aberdeen oil worker is to appeal against her conviction for culpable homicide.
Brave Aberdeen teenager tells how ‘psychopath’ slit her wrist with razor blade
'He cut my wrist and held a knife to my throat'
Men convicted of murdering Aberdeen oil worker Steven Donaldson launch bid for freedom
The men convicted of murdering Aberdeen oil worker Steven Donaldson have launched a bid for freedom.
Aberdeen teenager raped four girls and attacked fifth with razor blade
Kyle Park has been locked up for six years.
Man claimed to be police officer during Aberdeen street attack and robbery on student
Repeat offender Michael Mortimer carried out assaults on two strangers within a week in Aberdeen seeking cash and valuables after returning to abusing street drugs.
Man, 63, found guilty of sexually abusing boys in north-east town
An amateur theatre choreographer has been remanded in custody after subjecting two boys to a catalogue of sexual abuse.
Aberdeen teen admits raping girl he met through Facebook
Kyle Park had already raped two other teenage girls and would go on to subject a fourth victim to a rape ordeal.
Man accused of murdering Aberdeen oil worker lied to police as he didn’t want to be ‘labelled a grass’, court hears
Steven Dickie, 24, told a jury he was also untruthful because he didn’t want to land his friend and co-accused Callum Davidson, 24, in trouble.
Court told of text messages from woman accused of murdering Aberdeen oil worker
A murder accused messaged her former boyfriend to say she was “worried” about him just hours after his body was discovered at a car park, a court heard.
Aberdeen babysitter who shook baby jailed for three years
A "loving and caring mother" who shook a baby she was looking after in a catastrophic loss of control was jailed for three years today.
Man accused of murdering Aberdeen oil worker was asked to ‘deal’ with money issues, court told
A man accused of murder looked “shocked” when his alleged accomplice asked him to “deal” with the money issues she had with her boyfriend.
Woman accused of murdering Aberdeen oil worker asked friend for financial help
A woman asked a friend for financial help after writing off a car which had been bought by the boyfriend she allegedly murdered, a court heard.
Two men accused of murdering Aberdeen oil worker told alleged threat victim he was ‘getting it’
An alleged victim of threats by two men facing a murder charge said he was called a “beast, rat” and told he was “getting it” by them in various incidents.