Armed thug 'slashed and stabbed' man after bursting into Scots home

Crieff on Friday night, February 19, after the teenager had reportedly taken ill.He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene by cops.The Perthshire youth has been named locally as Matthew Taylor.Devastated mum Dee Taylor took to social media to thank well-wishers for the flood of messages of support she's received.She wrote on Facebook: "I would just like to thank everyone for the such kind words and to let anyone who doesn’t know already that my youngest son Matthew passed away last night."Sweet

Fife home.Officers from Police Scotland raced to an address in Pitcoudie, Glenrothes, to deal with reports of a disturbance at around 7.10pm last night.It has emerged that a 65-year-old man was pronounced dead shortly after emergency services arrived.Police say a post mortem is still to be carried out but his death is being treated as suspicious.A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Around 7.10pm on Saturday, 20 February,

police at a home.Michelle Lizanec, of Catmoor Avenue, Scone, was found by cops at a property on Orchard Way, Inchture, at around 11.40pm last Saturday, February 13.A 46-year-old man has been arrested and charged over the 44-year-old's death after a 12-hour long siege at a Dundee house.Tributes have poured in for Michelle who was hailed as a 'a lovely woman' by pals.Now friends of Michelle, Suzanne Cunningham and Robert Dow, have urged people to help her children out during 'this horrific

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A luxury car was torched after being nicked from a home in Ruthglen. Cops were called after a white Audi S3 was set ablaze on Mill Road, Cambuslang, between 6.30pm and 7pm on Monday, February 15.The vehicle had been stolen from a property in Limeside Avenune, Rutherglen earlier that day.

North Ayrshire after a hearse burst into flames this afternoon.Emergency services scrambled to Glencairn Street in Stevenston after a report of the vehicle, which is used for taking coffins to a funeral, on fire.The road was closed near the JET petrol station while the fire brigade tackled the flames at around 4pm.It's not yet clear if there was a coffin inside the hearse at the time of the blaze.It's not believed anyone was injured as a result of the fire and the road has now reopened.A

weapons in a 'terrifying' robbery.The thugs escaped with at least £1,000 after the raid on the home in Grayston Manor, Chryston.Police say they men stormed the property in the North Lanarkshire village at around 7.50pm last night.They threatened those inside with weapons before making off with a 'four figure sum of cash', Police Scotland has confirmed.No one was hurt in the incident but the occupants are understood to be 'shaken'.The men are believed to have travelled in a burgundy Citroen

Livingston leaving him hospitalised.Emergency services raced to Ogilvie Way after the alarm was raised at around 5.20pm on Thursday February 18.Police say a 15-year-old boy was 'seriously assaulted' in the incident before being rushed to the Royal Hospital for Children in Edinburgh.A 14-year-old boy has now been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged attack.Officers have launched an investigation and enquiries are ongoing.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 5.20pm on

Greenock.The 21-year-old was attacked within a close on Gael Street shortly after midnight on Friday, February 19.Officers believe he disturbed three men who were loitering in the area with the intention of stealing a number of items.Emergency services were called to the scene and the victim was taken to Inverclyde Royal Hospital for treatment to his painful wounds.Medics were forced to use a number of staples on a wound dangerously close to his left eye and a further stitch on his

East Kilbride to share their opinions on the use of Body Worn Video (BWV) by armed police officers.BWV has been shown to have a positive impact on the safety of the public and the officers wearing it, and all other armed police units in the UK are currently deployed with cameras.The introduction of BWV will bring Police Scotland in line with these other forces and ensure best practice and evidence as well as increased transparency and accountability at incidents.The online survey, which opened

Perth and Kinross.Michelle Lizanec, of Catmoor Avenue, Scone, was found by cops at a property on Orchard Way, Inchture, at around 11.40pm on Saturda, February 13.A 46-year-old man has been arrested and charged over the 44-year-old's death after a 12-hour long siege at a residential property in Dundee.Heartbroken friends have described Michelle as a 'lovely woman' after her sudden death.One shocked friend said: "Absolutely heartbreaking.

Dundee.Michelle was pronounced dead at the scene after officers from Police Scotland attended an incident on Orchard Way, Inchture at around 11.40pm on Saturday, February 13.Cops shut down Balunie Street, in the Douglas area of Dundee, shortly before 9am until 8.50pm on Sunday as negotiators spoke to a man through a letterbox who had shut himself inside a house.The male has now been charged in connection with Michelle's death.He is due to appear before Perth Sheriff Court on Tuesday, February

East Calder, between 7pm and 8pm on Saturday.The children, aged 8 and 12, were inside the property when the thieves struck, and left with a quantity of cash. The kids were not injured in the robbery.

pensioner lying frozen on her doorstep after falling because he was 'too knackered' to help her.The moment was captured in a shocking video which has 'disgusted' the family of Falkirk pensioner Patricia Stewart.In the footage, which was captured on her neighbour's camera doorbell, the 72-year-old can be seen lying on the ground after taking a bad fall.The pensioner, who suffers from bone disease, is heard groaning in pain when she asks the postman for help before he says: "I can't help pal, I'm

Northern Ireland.Kerrie King, originally from Dundee, was pronounced dead by emergency crews after she was found at a home in Portadown.Officers were called to the address in County Armagh in the early hours of Tuesday 9 February.

Janey Godley claims she has nine blow up men keeping her company at home for when she gets bored during lockdown.And the Glasgow born talent, who appears on Lorraine tomorrow, urged Scots to keep going as we are almost one year on since we first went into lockdown.After hearing that a Belgian restaurant owner was serving wine to mannequins to beat the boredom, Janey said: "I'm desperate to deflate all the blow up men that I've got in my house, roll them all up and give them to the charity shop."

Covid ­powers by ­bursting into a terrified couple’s ­bedroom and hurling a pet dog out of the way.Defence lawyer Aamer Anwar – who is part of a watchdog group monitoring the use of ­temporary coronavirus laws – has called the late-night raid the “worst incident to date”.Chef Cameron Meechan, 26, claims he and girlfriend Danielle McHugh were in bed watching Netflix when about 10 police officers broke the door off its hinges and wrestled him to the ground.During the incident – ­understood to have

Kilmarnock just minutes after a mum and her daughter were knifed to death in a double slaying has been named locally as Steven Robertson.The 40-year-old passed away after a car crash on the C50, a road between the B7036 and the A76, at around 8.30pm on Thursday.Mercy crews raced to the scene but he was declared a short time later as officers locked down the scene.Specialist forensic teams were today seen scouring the wreckage of the vehicle, which collided with a tree.

Crosshouse Hospital locked down for over three hours last night. Dozens of emergency services raced to the area which was temporarily locked down by armed officers at around 7.45pm.Emma was attacked in the car park of her work outside Crosshouse Hospital.Mercy crews battled to save her but she was pronounced dead at the scene.Takeaway worker Nicole was stabbed shortly after on Portland Street, around two miles away from the hospital.She was rushed to Crosshouse hospital where she later died.A

Crosshouse Hospital have reportedly been ‘stabbed’ during an incident.The medical hub, near Kilmarnock, has been locked down by armed police as dozens of emergency service vehicles were called to the scene.It is understood that a second staff member has also been injured.It comes as officers from Police Scotland confirmed they were called to a second 'serious' incidents on Portland Street.It is not currently known whether anyone has been detained in connection with the alleged attack.One eye