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

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

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

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

Two more men charged over death of Billy Watson in Armadale

Calum Thomas Jamieson outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Man who tried to rape student at college campus jailed

Matthew Wain has been jailed

YouTuber jailed after threatening to bomb hospital back in court

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

Schoolgirl left feeling suicidal after sex attack, court told

Erwin Ian Schmid was sentenced at Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Edinburgh man caught with over 1,000 child abuse images is jailed

Screen grab of video showing Paul Tansey confronting fan At Hawick Royal Albert and Penicuik Athletic match

Footballer facing ban after jumping into stand to confront supporter

Andrew Wood was caught in a police sting

Man caught sending sexual messages to 'schoolgirl' during police sting

Aaron Strachan stalked his victim through Edinburgh city centre before attacking her in May 2025.

Man who violently raped teenage girl 'may never be released'

Scott Harvey was working in Redford Gardens in Edinburgh when he fell from the roof

Handyman sustained 'extensive injuries' after falling 16 ft from roof

A local pub was cordoned off amid the incident

Man charged in connection with death of 44-year-old Edinburgh woman

Margaret Munzara registered at the SSSC headquarters in Dundee using a fake passport

Social care worker struck off register after 'using a false identity'

Lewis Reddington outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Masked thugs assault elderly women, 88 and 93, in car-jacking

Connor Rowley (right) savagely attacked Tiffany Thomas with a crow bar

Woman left unconscious in pool of blood after crow bar attack
The mum-of-two was left lying out cold in a pool of her blood
Alexander Lawrie

A teenager has been arrested and charged in connection with two incidents where elderly women were robbed of their jewellery on the street in the same afternoon.

Teenager, 17, accused of robbing two elderly women of jewellery

David Brown was found guilty of engaging in a course of conduct that was abusive of his former partner

Police constable found guilty of five year campaign of abuse

Richard Robin Greenwood was granted an absolute discharge

Edinburgh teacher walks free after tying up child with cable ties

External view of Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Former soldier jailed after breaching sex offences order for 10th time

The man appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Man in court on five charges of attempted murder

The High Court in Glasgow heard the “callous” attack came amid an escalating gang feud in Scotland’s central belt

Two men jailed over gang feud petrol bombing at property

Robert Cockburn was sentenced to eight months

East Lothian sex offender sentenced to eight months after guilty plea

West Lothian Council headquarters

Judge rules West Lothian Council acted unlawfully over school toilets

The assault happened at a property on Whyte Place, Edinburgh in December 2023.

Man jailed for assault which left victim permanently disfigured

Two men who chased a man into a supermarket before one of them battered his dog to death with a metal pole are now both behind bars.
Dean McKay and Daniel Devlin chased pet owner Kyle Pugh into the store before McKay launched an attack on the man’s German Shepherd named Goldie.
McKay, 38, kicked the animal to the body before killing the dog by hitting it over the head with a metal bar.
Devlin took part in the horror attack by brandishing a knife and a claw hammer at Mr Pugh during the incident outside the Premier Store supermarket at the Calders area of the Capital in May 2024.
The pair pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by approaching Kyle Pugh while in possession of a hammer and a knife at Calder Park in Edinburgh when they appeared at the city’s sheriff court earlier this year.
McKay admitted to a charge of causing an animal unnecessary suffering by kicking the dog on the body, striking her on the head with a metal pole causing her death during the incident on May 31, 2024. Allegations of striking the dog with a knife and a claw hammer were deleted from the charge.
McKay, of Calders, was jailed for 27 months and given a lifetime ban from keeping or owning animals at a court hearing two weeks ago. Devlin, of the city’s Juniper Green, appeared for sentencing on May 8 where Sheriff Alison Stirling imposed a 12 month prison on him backdated to his remand date of April 11.

Nine criminals sentenced in May

Willum Webster, 35, from the Piershill area of Edinburgh.

Man jailed after being caught in online paedophile sting
Man caught in online sting is jailed for almost two years
Alexander Lawrie

Michele Doig and Michal Kotecki appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Couple caught engaging in sexual activity in city centre park

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.

Former Hibs star set to stand trial accused of conspiracy

Jennifer Conquer and Hazel Dryburgh outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Woman jailed after embezzling more than £800,000 from employers

Mark Crosbie outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Paedophile who carried out sex attacks on eight-year-old girl jailed

Calders police incident.

13 criminals sentenced in April

Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Office manager embezzled almost £20,000 from mental health charity

RBS bank manager who bribed customers to pay him £270,000 jailed

Valentina Della Vechia outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Woman caught with child abuse images tried to hide USB inside toilet

Yee Laam Leung was fined £320

Therapist sacked after looking up neighbours' medical records

Police attended the incident at Calder Park in Edinburgh on May 31, 2024

Man who battered dog to death with metal pole in supermarket jailed

Andrew Yorkston drove his car at PC Dermott Maughan and knocked him to the ground before “panicking” and fleeing the scene in Haddington, East Lothian, last year. Yorkston, 35, drove over the stricken officer’s arm and left tyres marks on his body and sped off leaving the injured constable sprawled on the roadway. This video screenshot shows PC Maughan trying to stop the car speeding off. Officers eventually tracked him down at the address and had to ferry him to hospital due to his suspected “drug induced state”. Yorkston was initially charged with attempted murder but pled guilty to a reduced charge of assault to the danger of life when he appeared from custody at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on March 10. He also admitted to charges of driving the vehicle dangerously on various roads in East Lothian and to driving while disqualified, all on May 6 last year. Horror footage of the serious assault was recorded on a mobile phone by a shocked pedestrian and posted on social media following the incident. Sheriff Graeme Watson jailed Yorkston for a total of 136 weeks backdated to his remand date last May. Yorkston was also handed a further five year disqualification from driving and told he must pass the extended test before being allowed back on the road.

Nine Edinburgh criminals sentenced at the city's courts in March

Ross Jameson

Man posed as teenage girl online to get videos

Office worker embezzled almost £800,000 from scrap metal company

James Givan is facing a lengthy jail sentence

Man who sexually assaulted schoolgirls handed extended jail term

Fabio D’Abramo was found to be in possession of more than 1,000 pictures and videos

Man caught with disturbing child abuse images banned from play parks

Ex-youth worker jailed after abusing schoolboys over 11-year period

Man choked partner and threatened to 'chop her into pieces' with axe

Michael Harper outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Care worker left disabled client home alone to do shifts at strip club

Calum MacFadyen has been jailed after brandishing knives at neighbours during a silent protest outside his home.

Convicted sex offender fought with father in school playground

A video screenshot shows PC Maughan trying to stop the car speeding off

Driver who mowed down policeman is jailed and banned from road

A predator who had sex with a vulnerable teenage child in a McDonald’s disabled toilet has been jailed for almost four years and placed on the sex offenders register for life.
James Hateley was seen kissing and cuddling the 13-year-old child in the Meadowbank McDonald's before luring her into the toilet area where he removed her clothing. Hateley, 30, then touched the victim on the body with his hands before having sexual intercourse with her as he sat on the toilet in May 2022. He pleaded guilty in January to an offence of engaging in sexual activity with the child and was back in the dock for sentencing on February 3. He also admitted to an offence of failing to appear at a hearing at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on March 12 last year. Solicitor Nicola Haston, defending, told the court her client had been under the influence of heroin at the time of the offending but was “remorseful and has insight into the harm on the complainer”. She added: “He accepts his guilt but was using a lot of drugs and alcohol at the time.”

Eight criminals sentenced at the city's courts in February

The court heard passengers applauded loudly as Michael Fyvie was escorted off the plane by police

Drunk air passenger who fondled woman on flight is spared jail

There are reports of a man with a bladed weapon in the Calder area of Edinburgh

Man charged with attempted murder after alleged stabbing in Edinburgh

Finlay Burns admitted involvement in Bonfire Night disorder in 2024

Man sentenced to 16 months detention over 2024 Bonfire Night disorder

Robbie Gemmell appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Man who killed pals in horror crash as teenager banned from road again

Man appears in court charged with murder of 54-year-old

James Givan is facing a lengthy jail sentence

Man who sexually assaulted young schoolgirls facing lengthy jail term

Margaret Burnett outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Charity worker who stole from vulnerable residents struck off

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