‘Child abuse fiend caused the death of my brother’ Sister reveals Scots family’s heartache

overdose has been warned he faces a jail term. John Torrie, 31, subjected her to a horrific catalogue of abuse over a 13-month period, a court heard.

police probe has been launched after a man was found dead in a Scots town.

Prince Philip’s funeral will see no members of the Royal Family making a speech in echo of the Queen Mother’s service.The private ceremony for the Duke of Edinburgh will take place on Saturday at 3pm at George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle.The arrangements for his death, codenamed Forth Bridge, after the Scottish landmark and UNESCO World Heritage Site, have been made to ensure the service is in line with coronavirus measures with only 30 guests attending.The Duke’s funeral will be a

probe after a man in a surgical face mask raided a Scots home before making off with a car. The house was broken into in Colintraive Crescent, in Robroyston area of Glasgow, around 5.30am on Saturday April 10.

investigation into his death.Neil Riddel was 19 when his body was found in a field near his home in Keith, Banffshire, in July 1991.A fatal accident inquiry ruled he had taken his own life but his ­relatives believe he died in police custody and was dumped there.They say the apprentice ­blacksmith had lodged a complaint over an assault by an officer shortly before his death.In December 2019, Neil’s family wrote to the Lord Advocate James Wolffe expressing “serious ­misgivings” over the police

Scots cop accused of a six-year campaign of domestic abuse feared he was going to end up in jail, a court has heard.Police Constable Fraser Ross was recorded saying he would be locked up over his relationship with Anne-Marie Hirdman because he knows "how the system works."PC Ross, 41, denies repeatedly physically and mentally abusing Miss Hirdman, 42, through their six years together and is currently on trial over the claims at Hamilton Sheriff Court.Giving evidence on Tuesday, PC Ross, who has

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policeman accused of physically and mentally abusing his partner in a six-year reign of domestic abuse branded her a jealous, paranoid and vindictive liar today. Police Constable Fraser Ross, who has been an officer for 16 years, admitted he had regularly physically fought with Anne-Marie Hirdman during their relationship.

Glasgow street has been named locally as father-of-two Mark Falloon. Emergency services were called to the scene on Danes Drive in the Scotstoun area of the city at around 5.30am on Monday, April 5.

children’s worker who left a young boy terrified after physically and verbally abusing him has been struck off. James Lappin was employed at St Philip's independent school in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, which provides education for vulnerable youngsters from across the country.

Aberdeenshire this afternoon. Police raced to a field next to the A947, near Turiff, just before 4pm today after they were made aware of an "incident".

Loch Lomond beauty spots were 'verbally and physically abused' amid parking frustration. Stirling Council have hit out at those responsible after workers were targeted at Ben A'an and Balmaha.

Stirling are not being treated as suspicious by cops. We told yesterday how a suspected gas leak was being probed after the bodies of the men, aged 55 and 62, were discovered at a flat in Cowane Street at around 12.10pm yesterday.

high rise in what has been branded 'a shocking incident'. We told yesterday how police raced to Marischal Court in Aberdeen after a man was found injured when the alarm was raised around 7am on Friday, April 2.

RAF commander convicted of abusing his wife after accusing her of an affair is raking in cash to fund a bid to clear his name. Former Wing Commander Allan Steele, 46, was found guilty of shouting and swearing at partner Linzi – who told a court how she was branded a “slut” by her husband at a house in Ayrshire.

Stirling.Police and paramedics were called to the scene on Cowane Street at around 12.10pm on Friday, April 2.

sexual offences after a police investigation into Ballet West school. A 38-year-old has been arrested and charged following the probe at the boarding school in the Taynuilt area of Argyll.

puppy farming has told how her daughter dropped to her knees in tears after their puppy died just hours after arriving at its new home. Glasgow mum Annemarie bought Pomeranian crossbreed, Angus, online as a present for her two young daughters.

grieving family of a Scots tot who tragically passed away are raising money for the 'lifeline' team guiding them through their heartbreak.Ava Clearly was born with brain damage, severe heart, chest and lung problems and cerebral palsy at just 25-weeks-old in January 2018.Doctors initially weren't sure of the infant's prognosis as she spent the first 10 months of her life hooked up to a ventilator at University Hospital Crosshouse in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.After a brave fight for almost two

sexually abused four others has been jailed for eight years. Michael Taylor earlier pleaded guilty to carrying out a string of sickening attacks before appearing at the High Court in Edinburgh on Friday for sentencing.