A CAGED crime boss’s brother was the victim of a brutal supermarket machete attack – carried out by a thug who was hours earlier warned by cops about a threat to his life. Dale Richardson, 35, was savagely assaulted in a Tesco in Edinburgh by George Baigrie. 4 The High Court in EdinburghCredit:… Scots underworld … Read more
A COUPLE are to face trial accused of subjecting five children in their care to a catalogue of neglect and abuse over a period of ELEVEN years. The pair are alleged to have kept the children in “squalid” conditions at a house in Grahamston, Falkirk. 2 The couple appeared at Stirling Sheriff Court… Scots couple … Read more
A KILLER whose terrified torture victim jumped 120ft to his death was caged for just eight years today – after a judge said he had shown “high levels of remorse”. Jamie Forbes, 37, had been repeatedly battered with a hammer by brutal Lee Smith, 35, during two days of violence in a… Killer jailed after torturing pal … Read more
AN URGENT hunt has been launched for a man who sexually assaulted a female passenger on a Scots train. The alleged attack unfolded at around 6pm on November 25 in Glasgow, British Transport Police said. The victim, in her 20s, was travelling between Glasgow Central and Barrhead, when she was… Woman sexually assaulted on Glasgow train as … Read more
A DRUGGIE mum whose ten-week-old baby died after she exposed her to cocaine sent a callous text to the tot’s dad, telling him: “This wean’s deid.” Devastated Terry McCulloch, 43, revealed the cruel way ex Shereen Mains, 36, broke the news that their daughter Darcy had been found lifeless. ‘This wean’s deid’ heartless cocaine mum … Read more
A FUGITIVE Scots hood snared in Spain for running an industrial-scale drugs lab has been caged for 13 years. Colin Wright, 38, plotted with notorious Merseyside mobsters to traffick millions of pounds worth of heroin and cocaine on both sides of the border. 4 Colin Wright was yesterday sentenced to… Fugitive Scot snared in Spain … Read more
A DRUNKEN sicko who tried to abduct a four-year-old boy in a supermarket car park is facing deportation from the UK. Polish national Andrezj Palosz, 48, was jailed after he attempted to snatch the child in Bathgate, West Lothian, earlier this year. The workman later claimed he wanted to see how… Immigrant sicko to be … Read more
JOHN Swinney demanded Old Firm chiefs clamp down on hooligan fans after masked yobs ran riot before the Premier Sports Cup Final — while a cop chief blamed the SNP Government. David Kennedy, of the Scottish Police Federation, said ministers need to “wake up and realise they need to invest in… John Swinney and cops … Read more
A DRUG dealer who took a man’s life by stabbing him 13 times with a dagger during a violent row has been given a six year long detention term. Alfie Whelan, 21, assaulted Michael Jenkins, 24, at the assailant’s flat in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, on June 4 last year. 3 The sentencing was heard at… Drug … Read more
ONLY one in four drivers have successfully claimed compensation for pothole damage, we can reveal. Campaigners warned Scots motorists face a “postcode lottery” for repairs — with just 3,837 of 14,258 crater payout bids approved. 2 Tory MSP Edward Mountain said drivers had almost “no chance”… Scotland’s pothole postcode lottery revealed as motorists’ misery laid … Read more