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HIGH COURT IN INVERNESS: Jury considers verdict in case of lorry driver accused of causing death of Highland nursery teacher by dangerous driving

06 September 2022
HIGH COURT IN INVERNESS: Jury considers verdict in case of lorry driver accused of causing death of Highland nursery teacher by dangerous driving

HIGH COURT IN INVERNESS: Jury considers verdict in case of lorry driver accused of causing death of Highland nursery teacher by dangerous driving

06 September 2022

Prosecution and defence teams have made their final arguments and now jurors are weighing up the evidence.


HIGH COURT IN INVERNESS: 'I have lost faith in myself' says tearful lorry driver accused of causing death of nursery teacher

05 September 2022
HIGH COURT IN INVERNESS: 'I have lost faith in myself' says tearful lorry driver accused of causing death of nursery teacher

HIGH COURT IN INVERNESS: 'I have lost faith in myself' says tearful lorry driver accused of causing death of nursery teacher

05 September 2022

A lorry driver was in tears as he recalled the day a stabiliser escaped from its housing on his vehicle, striking a nursery teacher and killing her.


HIGH COURT: Truck driver had seconds to check for safety, trial into death of Highland nursery teacher is told

02 September 2022
HIGH COURT: Truck driver had seconds to check for safety, trial into death of Highland nursery teacher is told

HIGH COURT: Truck driver had seconds to check for safety, trial into death of Highland nursery teacher is told

02 September 2022

The heavy piece of metal struck 26 year old Inverness nursery teacher Chloe Morrison on the back.


HIGH COURT IN INVERNESS: Lorry driver denies causing death of nursery teacher by dangerous driving

31 August 2022
HIGH COURT IN INVERNESS: Lorry driver denies causing death of nursery teacher by dangerous driving

HIGH COURT IN INVERNESS: Lorry driver denies causing death of nursery teacher by dangerous driving

31 August 2022

A nursery teacher was thrown 35m along a pavement after a lorry's stabiliser leg struck her on the back, resulting in fatal multiple fractures.


SHERIFF COURT: Ross-shire man threw TV set from third-floor property

29 August 2022
SHERIFF COURT: Ross-shire man threw TV set from third-floor property

SHERIFF COURT: Ross-shire man threw TV set from third-floor property

29 August 2022

A Strathpeffer man will be assessed for a drug treatment and testing order assessment after admitting four offences within the space of two years.


INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: Trio sentenced over 'revenge attack' in north Highlands

24 August 2022
INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: Trio sentenced over 'revenge attack' in north Highlands

INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: Trio sentenced over 'revenge attack' in north Highlands

24 August 2022

Drugs played a key role in a brutal street assault in Wick by two men and a woman which left their victim with several facial fractures.


Highland sandwich shop break-in worker wanted cash for a taxi

22 August 2022
Highland sandwich shop break-in worker wanted cash for a taxi

Highland sandwich shop break-in worker wanted cash for a taxi

22 August 2022

An employee of a popular takeaway broke into the shop where he worked to steal £20 for a taxi.


INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: Skye man back in court accused of shotgun murder, attack on wife and attempted murder of couple in Dornie

19 August 2022
INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: Skye man back in court accused of shotgun murder, attack on wife and attempted murder of couple in Dornie

INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: Skye man back in court accused of shotgun murder, attack on wife and attempted murder of couple in Dornie

19 August 2022

A Skye man has made a second private appearance at Inverness Sheriff Court on a total of four charges, including one of murdering his brother-in-law.


Man (38) who raped four victims – including an attack on a girl in the Highlands - faces 'significant' prison term

19 August 2022
Man (38) who raped four victims – including an attack on a girl in the Highlands - faces 'significant' prison term

Man (38) who raped four victims – including an attack on a girl in the Highlands - faces 'significant' prison term

19 August 2022

A former participant on the Jeremy Kyle Show was facing a lengthy jail sentence today after committing a series of rapes on women and teenagers.


Easter Ross brothers' row over cakes led to injury, court told

19 August 2022
Easter Ross brothers' row over cakes led to injury, court told

Easter Ross brothers' row over cakes led to injury, court told

19 August 2022

A row over his family's eating habits and the purchase of some cakes led to a teenager slashing his older brother on the head.


COURT: 'Foolish' labourer stopped for speeding in Ross village and found to be almost three times drink-drive limit learns fate

16 August 2022
COURT: 'Foolish' labourer stopped for speeding in Ross village and found to be almost three times drink-drive limit learns fate

COURT: 'Foolish' labourer stopped for speeding in Ross village and found to be almost three times drink-drive limit learns fate

16 August 2022

A labourer was stopped by police in his car as he drove at excessive speed through a Ross-shire village.


INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: No jail for repeat booze thief from Black Isle

13 August 2022
INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: No jail for repeat booze thief from Black Isle

INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: No jail for repeat booze thief from Black Isle

13 August 2022

A man has been spared jail after stealing around £400 worth of alcohol during two brazen blitzes on the same supermarket.


INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: Man appears in court facing murder charge after death on Skye

12 August 2022
INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: Man appears in court facing murder charge after death on Skye

INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: Man appears in court facing murder charge after death on Skye

12 August 2022

Finlay MacDonald (39) appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court.


Ban for driver caught speeding on A9 on the Black Isle

05 August 2022
Ban for driver caught speeding on A9 on the Black Isle

Ban for driver caught speeding on A9 on the Black Isle

05 August 2022

The man was caught driving at nearly 120mph.


INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: Black Isle man tried to jump in River Ness to avoid being caught with stolen booze

04 August 2022
INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: Black Isle man tried to jump in River Ness to avoid being caught with stolen booze

INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: Black Isle man tried to jump in River Ness to avoid being caught with stolen booze

04 August 2022

A FORTROSE man who was living a chaotic lifestyle during the pandemic has narrowly avoided being locked up for a string of offences.


Drug deaths on the rise in the Highlands, new statistics reveal

02 August 2022
Drug deaths on the rise in the Highlands, new statistics reveal

Drug deaths on the rise in the Highlands, new statistics reveal

02 August 2022

A total of 35 drug deaths were recorded compared with 33 in 2020.


SHERIFF COURT: Man admits serious assault of teen

31 July 2022
SHERIFF COURT: Man admits serious assault of teen

SHERIFF COURT: Man admits serious assault of teen

31 July 2022

Sentence has been deferred on a Dingwall man who admitted seriously assaulting a teenager then struggling with police officers.


SHERIFF COURT: Three-year ban for motorist caught drink-driving on A9

29 July 2022
SHERIFF COURT: Three-year ban for motorist caught drink-driving on A9

SHERIFF COURT: Three-year ban for motorist caught drink-driving on A9

29 July 2022

A MOTORIST was found to be twice the legal drink-drive limit when police stopped him on the A9 the morning after he had been drinking.


SHERIFF COURT: Man threatened to set dog on police

27 July 2022
SHERIFF COURT: Man threatened to set dog on police

SHERIFF COURT: Man threatened to set dog on police

27 July 2022

A ROSS man will be sentenced next month after threatening to set his dog on police officers.


Man threw TV from third-floor window

25 July 2022
Man threw TV from third-floor window

Man threw TV from third-floor window

25 July 2022

A 24-year-old man will be sentenced next month after throwing a TV from a third-floor window and also admitting threatening behaviour.


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