The Council’s public consultation on its draft sentencing guideline for domestic abuse opens today. The guideline sets out the issues judges should consider when deciding a sentence in domestic abuse cases. Share your thoughts on our website: https://t.co/ljipHY7bcO
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At the High Court in Dundee, Lord Harrower sentenced David Kenneth Baird to 44 months imprisonment after he pled guilty to rape.
The full sentencing statement is available here: https://t.co/nGQ0P1AR5W
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At the High Court in Glasgow, Judge Brown imposed an extended sentence of 16 years on Thomas McCann, after he was found guilty of raping three women.
The full sentencing statement is available here: https://t.co/IuHCg7b7mz
At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Scott imposed a life sentence on Nicole Blain after she was found guilty of the murder of her newborn daughter.
The full sentencing statement is available here:
https://t.co/Xk8gc2U4wj
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At the High Court in Edinburgh, Lady Haldane imposed a life sentence on Momodou Bobb after he pled guilty to murder. The punishment part, the minimum time he will spend in prison before being considered for release, was set at 16 years and 8 months.
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At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Arthurson sentenced Claire Kilduff to life imprisonment for the murder of Mrs Ann Coll. Kilduff must serve a minimum incarceration period of 21 years before being eligible to apply for parole.
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📢Our public consultation on a draft sentencing guideline for domestic abuse is now live. View the draft guideline and have your say on our website: https://t.co/ljipHY7bcO
At Glasgow Sheriff Court, Sheriff Andrew McIntyre imposed prison terms on Andrew Campbell, John Devine, Thomas Slavin & Liam Coogans for their part in football related disorder. All four also had football banning orders imposed.
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At the High Court in Glasgow, Judge D Brown sentenced Leon Beagan (Gibson) to seven years imprisonment for culpable homicide.
He was convicted of assaulting and killing Andrew Lees in Renfrewshire in 2023.
Read the full sentencing statement here: https://t.co/OhPXXZjRwr
At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Arthurson sentenced Jordan Honeyman to life imprisonment for the murder of Alan Lawson in Ayrshire.
Read the full sentencing statement here:
https://t.co/Nhz0MTCXVi
At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Arthurson imposed a 5-and-a-half-year prison sentence on Stuart Wilson.
The offender pled guilty to a charge of fraud.
Read the full sentencing statement here: https://t.co/7nMwF62CPi
At the High Court, Lord Mulholland imposed prison sentences on Marshall O'Hara, Fraser Stewart & Aiden McLaughlin for wilful fire raising aggravated by serious organised crime. O’Hara & Stewart received 7 years 6 months, with McLaughlin receiving 3 years.
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At the High Court in Edinburgh, Lord Harrower imposed prison terms of 56 months and 27 months to Gemma Robertson and Erin Birse respectively.
The pair pled guilty to four charges of assault and robbery.
Read the full sentencing statement here: https://t.co/gbM7q7ev5r
At the Sheriff Court in Paisley, Sheriff Mohan imposed a £50,000 fine on haulage company, A & D Logistics Ltd.
The Linwood-based business pled guilty to a charge under the Health & Safety at Work Act.
The full sentencing statement is available here:
https://t.co/CfIpSVjuP5
At Paisley Sheriff Court, Direct Engineering (Scotland) Ltd was ordered to pay £12,000 by Sheriff Mohan.
The business pled guilty to a charge under the Health & Safety at Work Act.
The full sentencing statement is available here: https://t.co/aCp7Lvzy4B