Courts

A 48-year-old Tain man threatened to dig up the body of his ex-partner's dead dog and take photographs of it, Inverness Sheriff Court was told.

The court heard: "He ran towards her, grabbed her and punched her repeatedly on the head, seized her hair and indicated he would stab her.”

An Easter Ross man has been accused of causing the death of a woman on the A9 while under the influence of cocaine.

A prisoner who tried to exact revenge on an Easter Ross man on his release from a jail term is to be assessed for a drug treatment and testing order.

A 21-year-old Ross-shire man who failed to carry out all 200 hours of unpaid work imposed in August, 2023 was fined £2500 instead.

Police were called to the scene at around 3.45am.

Ali was also placed on the Sex Offender's Register.

A Ross-shire man caring for his terminally ill partner took her benefit money to spend on alcohol and cut and coloured her hair against her will.

Lucas Story's van was flagged down by Callum Ross (19) and Matthew Bell (24) on Merlewood Road before the attack.

Police were called to a property in Dingwall after a smoke alarm was heard and there was concern for the 18 year old's welfare.

A Wester Ross man who continued a campaign of abuse even while his partner was in hospital in Inverness learned his fate in court.

More than 1000 items were seized from people at Inverness Justice Centre in the last three years.

"He had come north on the advice of his father to stay away from trouble."

He was banned from driving for four years, ordered to wear an electronic monitoring tag and had his car forfeited.

The collision occurred on the A9 at Doll, between Brora and Golspie, at around 6.10pm on Thursday.

He apologised to the sheriff and said that he didn’t feel drunk at the time of the incident.

The sheriff, who heard the domestic abuse had gone on for several years, termed the behaviour ‘completely unacceptable’.

His heartbroken mum said: ‘We have been robbed of having Liam here today, and in all our tomorrows, and in sharing those dreams with him.’

A judge hailed the "bravery" of the women for reporting what they had suffered.

Police were involved in a three hour siege after a "Jekyll and Hyde character" barricaded himself into his mother's house and set several fires.