Man jailed for two years over car attack in north-east town
A car driver who attacked a pedestrian with his vehicle after mounting a pavement and driving at him was jailed for two years today.
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Fraserburgh man jailed for raping a woman ill in bed with the flu
A man who raped a woman while she was ill in bed has been jailed.
North-east man jailed after raping vulnerable girl
A predator who claimed his child victim sexually assaulted him was jailed for six years today for raping the vulnerable girl.
Man facing terrorism charges wanted to carry out mass murder, court told
A man has gone on trial accused of intending to commit acts of terrorism and expressing a “desire to carry out a spree killing mass murder”.
Aberdeen man jailed for his role in drugs operation
A drug trafficker who claimed he was saving for a wedding has been given a five and a half year jail sentence for directing an accomplice to sell drugs.
Soldier who guarded Queen at Balmoral jailed for decade of child abuse crimes
A veteran who was part of the Queen's guard at Balmoral has been jailed for nine years after carrying out a campaign of child abuse.
North-east man who claimed underage girl sexually assaulted him found guilty of rape
Martin Wood, 35, attacked the teen girl at a house in Aberdeen subjecting her to a rape ordeal.
Aberdeen man jailed for eight years over brutal attempted murder at play park
A crack cocaine addict who tried to murder a man in a brutal knife attack at a north-east play park has been jailed for eight years.
Aberdeen drug trafficker claimed he was saving for wedding
An Aberdeen drug trafficker who claimed he was saving for a wedding has been jailed after he directed an accomplice to sell cocaine and other narcotics.
Man who killed 83-year-old dog walker in north-east woods to be held in psychiatric hospital indefinitely
A man who killed an 83-year-old dog walker in Moray after brutally assaulting a couple out exercising their pet has been detained at a high security psychiatric hospital indefinitely.
Aberdeen woman stole more than £238,000 in cash and drugs while working for the Crown Office
A former Aberdeen Crown Office employee has admitted stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds of cash and drugs from her workplace.
Former headteacher jailed over sex abuse of girl in Aberdeen and Thailand
A former headteacher been jailed for nine years after subjecting a girl to a catalogue of sexual abuse and rape.
Man, 74, facing lengthy jail term over sex abuse of girl in Aberdeen and Thailand
A former headmaster is facing a lengthy jail sentence after subjecting a girl to a catalogue of sexual abuse and rape.
North-east minister succeeds in bid to have sex assault conviction thrown out
A senior church minister has succeeded in a legal bid to have his sexual assault conviction quashed.
Man who killed 83-year-old in north-east woods detained in psychiatric hospital
A man who brutally killed an 83-year-old after attacking a couple out exercising their dog was ordered to be detained in a high security psychiatric hospital today.
North-east mum: ‘Schoolboy who raped my daughter has broken us as a family’
The mum of a schoolgirl who was repeatedly raped by a 15-year-old in the north-east has branded his sentence “pitiful”.
Teenager locked up after raping north-east schoolgirl
A teenage rapist who left a schoolgirl crying and screaming during a brutal assault was locked up for three years and nine months today.
Public warned not to name women who claimed they were sexually assaulted by former north-east politician Alex Salmond
A judge has warned the public to comply with a court order passed to protect the women who claimed they were sexually assaulted by Alex Salmond.
Man who murdered Aberdeen hotel worker could have sentence cut
A killer who murdered a man after a drugs binge should have the punishment part of his life sentence cut because a judge didn’t follow proper guidelines, a court heard.
Aberdeen man who sexually abused girl more than 16 years ago avoids jail
Taxi driver Lee Weir, 31, was a teenager when he committed the offence against the child at an address in Aberdeen.
Former north-east football coach jailed again for crimes of indecency
A jailed former football coach was imprisoned for a further four years today after more victims emerged.
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Sick drink driver casually sips a pint just hours after mowing down Allan, 70, at Aberdeen bus stop
A speeding drink driver who killed a pensioner at an Aberdeen bus stop was captured on camera outside a nearby pub with a drink - after fleeing the scene of the crash.
North-east man convicted of attempted murder to appeal
An Aberdeen man with an attempted murder conviction and links to a notorious outlaw bike gang is launching a legal battle in Scotland’s appeal court.
Speeding drink driver who killed pensioner at Aberdeen bus stop then went to pub
A speeding drink driver killed a pensioner at an Aberdeen bus stop before going to a pub to drink some more.
Aberdeen takeaway owner jailed for raping woman
A rapist who attacked an intoxicated young woman at his fast food business was today jailed for six years.
Aberdeen man admits sexually abusing young girl more than 16 years ago
An Aberdeen man sexually abused a young girl when he was a teenager, a court heard today.
Aberdeen childminder who violently shook baby loses bid to quash conviction
An Aberdeen babysitter who was jailed for violently shaking a baby and leaving the child with a brain injury has failed in a bid to have her conviction quashed.
Aberdeen conman jailed for 14 years for £13m investment fraud
The managing director of a financial services firm has been jailed for 14 years after plundering north-east investors’ pension pots and life savings in a massive fraud to fund his affluent lifestyle.
Aberdeen man jailed for seven years after attempting to murder biker in ‘brutal’ attack
An Aberdeen man who had a top bearing the name of an outlaw bike gang has been jailed for attacking members of a rival motorcycling club.
Sentencing delayed for rapist who attacked intoxicated woman at Aberdeen city centre takeaway
Behroz Hamedi, 60, is facing a jail term after he was found guilty of abducting and raping the 21-year-old victim following a trial last month.