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Edinburgh man jailed for sending explicit images to schoolgirl

Thomas Morrison, pictured inset, left victim Ryan Wain bloodied and unconscious and suffering from a fractured skull when the pair clashed in the street outside a pub.

Man dubbed ‘Tartan Army Tommy’ jailed for brutal street attack

Midlothian-based soldier Darryn Bezuidenhout pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Soldier jailed for horror eight-year campaign of abuse against partner

Andrew McAdam, 36, was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison.

Man jailed for for a series of sexual crimes against a child

Driver tagged after throwing cyclist to ground in road rage clash

Teen avoids jail over Halloween riots brick attack on police officer

Zhihang Lin outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Driver who caused high speed smash avoids road ban

Mark Knight sexually assaulted two children when he was a teenager.

Man who sexually assaulted two children when he was a teenager jailed

Former soldier Lamar Lewis pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Former soldier found guilty of strangling ex-partner

Muddasier Hussain, from Oldham, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Man sexually assaulted teenage girl on a bus

Calum MacFadyen, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Convicted child sex offender in 'deplorable' playground incident

Edinburgh Sheriff Court (Picture: Duncan McGlynn)

Student who caused death of elderly woman after car crash avoids jail

Abdulaziz Ahmad Al-Ibrahim pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Businessman sexually assaulted beauty therapist during hotel massage

Former Edinburgh Academy teachers cleared of historic pupil assaults

Dr Michael Ross pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Doctor found guilty of sex assaults on colleagues

Man who molested schoolgirl as she slept facing lengthy jail term
The man entered the child’s room and sexually assaulted her while he was looking after her at an address in East Lothian in June 2024
Alexander Lawrie

Edinburgh Sheriff Court is perhaps an unlikely place to spend your retirement voluntarily (Picture: Duncan McGlynn)

Couple who engaged in sexual acts in front of children sent to jail

A photo of Stevan McIntosh, with his children Catrina McIntosh and Sean McIntosh In the 1990s.

Siblings report historic abuse after dad caught with depraved images

Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Sex offenders caught engaging in public sex act at busy sports club

Akbar Ali was sentenced at the High Court in Livingston on Wednesday, September 30.

Six years in jail for man who sexually assaulted children in Edinburgh

Midlothian builder Aaron Cummings pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Builder who conned OAP out of £30,000 ordered to pay back stolen cash

Man who promoted banned UVF terrorist group avoids jail sentence

Edinburgh Sheriff Court is perhaps an unlikely place to spend your retirement voluntarily (Picture: Duncan McGlynn)

Edinburgh Academy teachers stand trial over historic abuse claims

Edinburgh Sheriff Court. Picture: Duncan McGlynn)

Man caused cyclist serious brain injury in violent Cowgate altercation

William Watson, known locally as Billy, was shot dead at a property in Armadale on Saturday, September 12.

Man in court charged with murder after fatal West Lothian shooting

Activists avoid prison over £150k damage at Leonardo defence plant

Edinburgh Sheriff Court

31-year-old in court after council workers fall ill removing stickers
Two council workers were taken to hospital after removing unauthorised stickers from a lamppost in Morningside
Alexander Lawrie

Teenager sent to jail over violent Bonfire Night riot in Edinburgh

Carer banned after disabled woman left starving and hallucinating

PC David Brown, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Courts: Police officer carried out campaign of abuse against partner

Police are on the scene of a crash on the A8 near Edinburgh Airport

Man appears in court accused of causing death by dangerous driving

The man was due to be at Edinburgh Sheriff Court for a hearing on Thursday but did not attend because he had been admitted to hospital the previous day following a deterioration in his medical condition, the court was told.

Man appears in court following alleged armed incident at shop

Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Woman who set up online banking to steal uncle's savings avoids prison

Hibs fan Sam Rutter was arrested after running onto the pitch at Easter Road when the home side took the lead in the Edinburgh derby in April this year.

Hibs fan who ran on pitch during Edinburgh derby given three-year ban

Mark Knight outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

East Lothian man facing jail after historic sex abuse of children

Edinburgh youth football coach admits to conning parents out of £22k

Builder turned OAP’s Edinburgh home into 'death trap' in £30k con

Leith optician sentenced to 42 months for domestic abuse campaign

Craig Gordon outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

DJ who used Edinburgh Festival to take upskirting photos jailed

Pro-Palestine Protesters outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Protest at court in support of 37 being prosecuted under Terrorism Act

Colin Small appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Jail for man who sexually assaulted Midlothian schoolgirl at bus stop

Robert Hay, 58, and Isobel Irvine, 54, have been placed on the sex offenders register.

Vile couple guilty of exposing children to sexual conduct and neglect

Kamil Mielczarek, left, and Viktorija Lukjanova, right, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Factory manager who stole £300,000 from employers jailed

Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Six appear in court over alleged abduction of 22-year-old man

Darryn Bezuidenhout, 41, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Violent soldier found guilty of abuse against partner

Daniel Strachan outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Man sentenced after extortion campaign against Edinburgh businessman

External view of Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Man jailed for crowbar attack that left ex-partner scarred for life

External view of Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Woman jailed for smuggling £170k of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport

Lewis Reddington outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Carjacking pair who assaulted elderly women jailed

Abdul Nabizada, 36, was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh

Private hire taxi driver jailed after 'deeply traumatic' rape

Fringe By The Sea in North Berwick.

OAP charged over three alleged sexual assaults at Fringe by the Sea

External view of Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Man handed 10-year pet ban after dogs found in squalid conditions

HMP Edinburgh, where Robert Paterson was held when planning the attack (Jane Barlow/PA)

Sex offender threw boiling water & sugar in face of rapist in prison

Calum Thomas Jamieson outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Man who tried to rape student at college campus jailed

Colin Small was found guilty after a trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Schoolgirl left feeling suicidal after sex attack, court told

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