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Estranged wife accused of murdering Ross MacGillivray in Inverness

27 July 2024
Estranged wife accused of murdering Ross MacGillivray in Inverness

Estranged wife accused of murdering Ross MacGillivray in Inverness

27 July 2024

Samantha MacGillivray became the third person to be charged with murdering the 36-year-old on November 11/12 last year.


Ross-shire woman in court after admitting second drink-driving offence

27 July 2024
Ross-shire woman in court after admitting second drink-driving offence

Ross-shire woman in court after admitting second drink-driving offence

27 July 2024

‘This lady has on-going issues and there is a previous conviction which will give the courtsome concern’.


Wester Ross drink-driver is slammed by sheriff: ‘It seems you are not getting the message’

26 July 2024
Wester Ross drink-driver is slammed by sheriff: ‘It seems you are not getting the message’

Wester Ross drink-driver is slammed by sheriff: ‘It seems you are not getting the message’

26 July 2024

A 60-year-old Wester Ross man who drove while drunk for the fourth time has escaped a jail sentence.


Alness man who plunged victim’s head in water jailed for 21 months

24 July 2024
Alness man who plunged victim’s head in water jailed for 21 months

Alness man who plunged victim’s head in water jailed for 21 months

24 July 2024

An Alness man who plunged the head of his 72-year-old victim into a basin of water several times was jailed for 21 months.


A9 drink-driver terrorised woman motorist on Black Isle

17 July 2024
A9 drink-driver terrorised woman motorist on Black Isle

A9 drink-driver terrorised woman motorist on Black Isle

17 July 2024

A drunk-driver terrorised a woman motorist he mistook for his wife by driving up and down the A9 and ramming her on the Kessock Bridge.


Spurned boyfriend jailed after unprovoked attack breaks man’s jaw at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival

16 July 2024
Spurned boyfriend jailed after unprovoked attack breaks man’s jaw at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival

Spurned boyfriend jailed after unprovoked attack breaks man’s jaw at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival

16 July 2024

Sheriff Sara Matheson told Michael Anderson it was her public duty to severely deal with such incidents as this committed at a family music event.


Black Isle man slammed for ‘abhorrent’ behaviour learns fate in court

12 July 2024
Black Isle man slammed for ‘abhorrent’ behaviour learns fate in court

Black Isle man slammed for ‘abhorrent’ behaviour learns fate in court

12 July 2024

A retired policeman's son assaulted one of his dad's former colleagues when they tried to arrest him on Boxing Day.


Pensioner maimed in horrific dog attack as woman sent to jail

11 July 2024
Pensioner maimed in horrific dog attack as woman sent to jail

Pensioner maimed in horrific dog attack as woman sent to jail

11 July 2024

An Easter Ross woman set her Doberman dog on police who had gone to her house after complaints about her abusive behaviour by neighbours.


‘Hysterical’ Ullapool man injured victim in attack

10 July 2024
‘Hysterical’ Ullapool man injured victim in attack

‘Hysterical’ Ullapool man injured victim in attack

10 July 2024

Two men were confronted by a hysterical man outside a Wester Ross hotel and one of them sustained a broken thigh bone when he was attacked.


Highland sheriff’s simple advice to drug-drive woman

07 July 2024
Highland sheriff’s simple advice to drug-drive woman

Highland sheriff’s simple advice to drug-drive woman

07 July 2024

A 32-year-old motorist confessed her horror to a sheriff after she found herself in the dock for a second time in two years to admit drug-driving.


Drug dealer was ‘in the Highlands to make some money fast’

02 July 2024
Drug dealer was ‘in the Highlands to make some money fast’

Drug dealer was ‘in the Highlands to make some money fast’

02 July 2024

Jail sentence for duo recruited by serious organised crime gang.


Curfew for Dingwall man involved in ‘brutal assault’ in Inverness

02 July 2024
Curfew for Dingwall man involved in ‘brutal assault’ in Inverness

Curfew for Dingwall man involved in ‘brutal assault’ in Inverness

02 July 2024

Sheriff told attacker only reason he’s not in prison is that “penny seemed to drop”.


Muir of Ord drug-driver caught for a third time

23 June 2024
Muir of Ord drug-driver caught for a third time

Muir of Ord drug-driver caught for a third time

23 June 2024

A Muir of Ord man who committed two offences of drug driving and had a similar previous conviction will be sentenced next month.


Jilted lover’s threat at Highland home proves costly

20 June 2024
Jilted lover’s threat at Highland home proves costly

Jilted lover’s threat at Highland home proves costly

20 June 2024

“He should have known better," Inverness Sheriff Court heard.


No second chance for teenager after Inverness and Dingwall incidents

14 June 2024
No second chance for teenager after Inverness and Dingwall incidents

No second chance for teenager after Inverness and Dingwall incidents

14 June 2024

A teenager's year-long crime spree came to an end at the beginning of May when he breached a bail curfew and was remanded in custody.


Ullapool ferry passenger admits drug driving

12 June 2024
Ullapool ferry passenger admits drug driving

Ullapool ferry passenger admits drug driving

12 June 2024

A passenger on a Western Isles ferry to Ullapool was angry when his vehicle was directed on to the mezzanine deck of the vessel.


Spurned boyfriend broke innocent bystander’s jaw at Belladrum music festival

11 June 2024
Spurned boyfriend broke innocent bystander’s jaw at Belladrum music festival

Spurned boyfriend broke innocent bystander’s jaw at Belladrum music festival

11 June 2024

The victim was punched once, suffering three fractures and being sidelined from work for five months.


‘You were not the masterminds’ blasts sheriff as Highland duo had £40k of cannabis in sports bag on A82

11 June 2024
‘You were not the masterminds’ blasts sheriff as Highland duo had £40k of cannabis in sports bag on A82

‘You were not the masterminds’ blasts sheriff as Highland duo had £40k of cannabis in sports bag on A82

11 June 2024

Inverness Sheriff Court heard the men were acting as couriers and their roles were at the lower end of the chain.


City street chase ends in violence at Raigmore Hospital and jail for Invergordon man

31 May 2024
City street chase ends in violence at Raigmore Hospital and jail for Invergordon man

City street chase ends in violence at Raigmore Hospital and jail for Invergordon man

31 May 2024

Ross-shire man admits threats and and abuse towards police who feared he had taken overdose and were trying to help him.


Two men jailed after ‘brutal and appalling attack’ in Inverness

28 May 2024
Two men jailed after ‘brutal and appalling attack’ in Inverness

Two men jailed after ‘brutal and appalling attack’ in Inverness

28 May 2024

A third man had sentence further deferred at Inverness Sheriff Court.


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