All news by author: Gordon Currie

Dawn Barclay was released from court when her lawyer said she had set up a meeting with the daughter - who she hasn't seen since she was a toddler thirteen years ago

Carol Devaney, 64, stabbed her partner Michael Richardson in the head in Cellardyke, Fife, after the pair down several drinks together and when she asked him if he loved her, he said no

A man dressed as a knight in a homemade suit of armour including metal plates and lids who was brandishing a knife in Dundee was caught by a police dog called Rocky

Stephanie Gellatly, 52, was banned from driving for 50 months at Perth Sheriff Court after she admitted her second offence having and must also undertake 150 hours unpaid work in the community

The victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, sent pictures to the anonymous blackmailer because she thought her family would be harmed

Craig Menzies' late night food run cost him £1,000 when he was fined and banned for a year after admitting failing to provide two specimens of breath in Perth

Lauren Hunt from Dundee, Scotland, used an online profile offering her services then threatened to out her married clients if they didn't pay up.

Linda Gowers bundled Michael Graham into a van and took him to her home where she tied him to a chair, telling police she had planned to slit his throat and set him on fire

Hayley Marshall was in mourning for her recently deceased partner when she was listening to his funeral playlist and began hurling cans of beer into the street below