Home   Authors   Author

Rapist jailed after targeting 16-year-old following a party in Inverness

02 July 2025
Rapist jailed after targeting 16-year-old following a party in Inverness

Rapist jailed after targeting 16-year-old following a party in Inverness

02 July 2025

The court heard that following the attack the woman was “shaking” and “in tears”.


Liverpool drug dealer supplied heroin and cocaine to Inverness and Nairn

02 July 2025
Liverpool drug dealer supplied heroin and cocaine to Inverness and Nairn

Liverpool drug dealer supplied heroin and cocaine to Inverness and Nairn

02 July 2025

The 26-year-old awaits his fate while already serving a jail sentence.


Pub customer was hit on head with broken pool cue

02 July 2025
Pub customer was hit on head with broken pool cue

Pub customer was hit on head with broken pool cue

02 July 2025

The 51-year-old admitted snapping the pool cue before permanently disfiguring his victim.


Father and son avoid jail after series of offences

01 July 2025
Father and son avoid jail after series of offences

Father and son avoid jail after series of offences

01 July 2025

Actions included a serious assault on a man using a mallet and terrorising two women and driving a vehicle toward their home.


Malaysian illegal immigrant pretended to be Chinese

01 July 2025
Malaysian illegal immigrant pretended to be Chinese

Malaysian illegal immigrant pretended to be Chinese

01 July 2025

The 53-year-old’s actions were because he feared returning to his own country.


SHERIFF COURT ROUND-UP: Murder bid claim and rapists among last month's court business

01 July 2025
SHERIFF COURT ROUND-UP: Murder bid claim and rapists among last month's court business

SHERIFF COURT ROUND-UP: Murder bid claim and rapists among last month's court business

01 July 2025

Here's our recap of some of the cases that made the headlines last month.


Inverness Sheriff Court and high court round-up: Women charged with attempted murder; child rapist jailed; man jailed for pushing woman off Nairn pier

29 June 2025
Inverness Sheriff Court and high court round-up: Women charged with attempted murder; child rapist jailed; man jailed for pushing woman off Nairn pier

Inverness Sheriff Court and high court round-up: Women charged with attempted murder; child rapist jailed; man jailed for pushing woman off Nairn pier

29 June 2025

Our weekly round-up of the most prominent cases heard at Inverness Sheriff Court and in the high court.


‘Utterly wicked’ child rapist jailed

26 June 2025
‘Utterly wicked’ child rapist jailed

‘Utterly wicked’ child rapist jailed

26 June 2025

“You represent a not insignificant risk to any children who may fall in your orbit," says judge.


22-year-old jailed after raping woman

26 June 2025
22-year-old jailed after raping woman

22-year-old jailed after raping woman

26 June 2025

The High Court in Edinburgh heard that a victim impact statement prepared by the woman made "harrowing reading".


Man poured juice over woman’s head - when he shouldn’t have been in her home

26 June 2025
Man poured juice over woman’s head - when he shouldn’t have been in her home

Man poured juice over woman’s head - when he shouldn’t have been in her home

26 June 2025

Inverness Sheriff Court heard he behaved in an aggressive manner.


Man jailed for pushing woman off Nairn pier - almost 40 years ago

25 June 2025
Man jailed for pushing woman off Nairn pier - almost 40 years ago

Man jailed for pushing woman off Nairn pier - almost 40 years ago

25 June 2025

The attack was during a course of violent conduct which took place between May 1975 and August 2022.


Women conned out of £7000 by rogue tradesman

25 June 2025
Women conned out of £7000 by rogue tradesman

Women conned out of £7000 by rogue tradesman

25 June 2025

He defrauded them of thousands after carrying out an estimated £100 worth of shoddy, substandard work, a court heard.


Man who sexually assaulted girl (12) in shop toilets to await fate

24 June 2025
Man who sexually assaulted girl (12) in shop toilets to await fate

Man who sexually assaulted girl (12) in shop toilets to await fate

24 June 2025

Concerns linked to a psychiatrist’s assessment have delayed sentencing.


Stranded woman broke into pub

24 June 2025
Stranded woman broke into pub

Stranded woman broke into pub

24 June 2025

The 30-year-old was found with several bottles of booze.


Comedy duo visiting Highland pubs to highlight the industry’s crisis

23 June 2025
Comedy duo visiting Highland pubs to highlight the industry’s crisis

Comedy duo visiting Highland pubs to highlight the industry’s crisis

23 June 2025

Thinking Drinkers Tom Sandham and Ben McFarland are visiting 25 Scottish pubs on a 1000-mile journey.


Californian tourist’s shoplifting spree was for souvenirs for family and friends

21 June 2025
Californian tourist’s shoplifting spree was for souvenirs for family and friends

Californian tourist’s shoplifting spree was for souvenirs for family and friends

21 June 2025

Inverness Sheriff Court heard she was running out of money while on holiday.


Array of hungry, injured and filthy animals found in ‘squalor’

19 June 2025
Array of hungry, injured and filthy animals found in ‘squalor’

Array of hungry, injured and filthy animals found in ‘squalor’

19 June 2025

“You are very close to a prison sentence where you would be kept in a cage - except you would be fed and it kept clean,” says sheriff.


4 tourists jailed for stealing goods worth over £23k and robbing victims of ‘feeling safe in their own property’

19 June 2025
4 tourists jailed for stealing goods worth over £23k and robbing victims of ‘feeling safe in their own property’

4 tourists jailed for stealing goods worth over £23k and robbing victims of ‘feeling safe in their own property’

19 June 2025

“I don't believe for a minute that it was just happenstance for you to come together and then suddenly hatch this plan,” says sheriff.


Man’s jaw fractured in row over comment to teenager

18 June 2025
Man’s jaw fractured in row over comment to teenager

Man’s jaw fractured in row over comment to teenager

18 June 2025

An upsetting remark towards a teenager walking across an Inverness city centre bridge with an adult companion prompted a violent response.


18-year-old sped away from police while on scrambler

17 June 2025
18-year-old sped away from police while on scrambler

18-year-old sped away from police while on scrambler

17 June 2025

"It is hoped that this will be his one and only time in court," said the defence solicitor.


This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies - Learn More