Killer of Scots ex-bodybuilder handed extra jail time for offences before brutal murder

Lord Beckett told the brothers at the High Court in Edinburgh: “By deliberately striking the complainer with the car you could easily have killed him.“This was an extremely serious example of attempted murder.”Lord Beckett said the victim was left permanently scarred and impaired following the attack.He added: “In wicked hands such as yours, your sister’s car became a brutal weapon.”“For such an appalling crime, there is no suitable alternative to a substantial sentence of imprisonment in order

RAF base.Military cops are probing an incident at RAF Honington in Suffolk, where a young solider in the RAF regiment was allegedly raped with a mortar tube- usually used to fire heavy explosives.A lurid video supposedly showing the rape has been circulated online.While air force bosses insist such ceremonies have never been allowed, the parents of Robert Fleeting said the claims show that the culture in the military must change.Robert, from East Kilbride, was a firefighter in the service and

driver is facing jail over a £50,000 crash after he drove so dangerously his car flipped through the air and smashed into a shop.Imran Akmal, 32, left his brother with a fractured spine after driving at double the 30-miles-per-hour speed limit and ploughing into Ferry Nice Foods.The street where the crash happened - Ferry Road, Renfrew, near Glasgow - had to be closed while officers investigated the smash.And the shop itself had to be closed for 33 days due to damage to the building.Paisley

puppy farmers who dropped her off lifeless on the doorstep of a Scots family. Little Skye was advertised for sale in Glasgow on Gumtree for £1000 and was bought by a family in Rutherglen.Mum Carolann Thomas, said the seller dropped the puppy off at their house on February 27 and everything seemed fine until they took Skye inside.She noticed immediately that the puppy was extremely underweight and could barely walk. Carolann said her paws and tail were covered in dog poo and urine burns.She told

Prestwick, South Ayrshire, gave her doting dad Jamie a dressing down over 'not washing his hands' this week.The tot's lecture was caught on camera as management consultant Jamie joked his daughter could apply to be one of the National Clinical Director Jason Leitch's understudies.Jamie, 41, wrote on social media: "Nicola Sturgeon, heard about Jason Leitch recruiting for understudies."Please find enclosed another candidate application."Little Rosie donned her bright pink stethoscope before

Tik Tok for his brilliant street parties during lockdown to keep neighbours entertained. Paolo Bardelli took to the street every Thursday night with his DJ gear to spread some laughter and give people something to look forward to.

true crime fanatics are wanted to take part in a new Channel 4 series.Murder Island is seeking teams of 'ordinary' telly fans to try their hand at becoming detectives to solve a murder mystery.Participants will have pathologists, forensic scientists, psychologists and more at their disposal.Teams will compete to see if they can identify the suspect and bring them to justice.STV Studios, with headquarters in Glasgow, is producing the series for Channel 4.The deadline for applications is March

police found a secret drug preparation lab in an illegal loft conversion at his house. Derek Johnstone, 41, is thought to have supplied at least £32,000 worth of drugs to users from his semi-detached home, Falkirk Sheriff Court was told.

murder probe may have been dead for more than week, it is feared. The deaths of Bennylyn Burke, 25, and Jellica have been linked to a house in Dundee where police were yesterday searching for their bodies.

former soldier who threatened to kill his ex has been spared prison over his SIXTH domestic abuse conviction. Robert Campbell has ended up in the dock on a number of occasions since leaving the Army.

Barnett bugleAn extra £1.2 bllion for Scottish government to decide what to spend on. This is on top of £9.7 billion extra in the past year for pandemic support.Going green in AberdeenA £27 million investment in the oil industry to fund a renewables strategy to potentially create of almost 13,000 jobs in the north east.

school after the Easter holidays.In a statement to MSPs the First Minister said all primary school children will be back in the classroom in two weeks time by March 15.The resumption of face-to-face learning is dependent on the state of the virus in Scotland.Last week kids from primary one to three were allowed back to the classroom after restrictions were lifted slightly.The SNP leader said all primary school pupils will be able to return to childcare as well in the coming weeks.Sturgeon told

domestic abuse survivor has told how her violent ex-partner 'hid all her left shoes' in a bizarre bid to keep her stuck in the house.Lauren MacDonald first met John McMillan on a dating app in February 2017 and was immediately won over by his charm which she has likened to serial killer ‘Ted Bundy’.The 36-year-old, from Glenrothes, Fife, was blissfully happy until the brute began verbally abusing her within weeks and telling her what she could wear.In a bizarre bid to stop her leaving the house,

Paisley, stole her bank card, removed the SIM card from her mobile phone and even prevented her from socialising with her family.Paisley Sheriff Court heard Ms Elliot was so desperate to get away from him that she ducked into a pizza restaurant in Paisley and begged staff to contact police, when out walking with Little.It was only when she later worked up the courage to break free from his clutches at Paisley’s Gilmour Street Station and ran towards cops on patrol, that she was able to report

terrorists from getting their hands on lethal weapons.Steph Barnwell from Glasgow plays a crucial role in protecting pistols, machine guns and rocket launchers from being used by the wrong people.The 24-year-old leads a team helping the army of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) officially register a massive stockpile of over 60,000 arms.The ammunition manufactured in Bosnia was used by terrorists for the Paris attacks in 2015, while the gunman who killed four people in November’s Vienna attack also

teenagers have been charged in connection with the attempted murder of a schoolboy.A 15-year-old is in critical conditions after being discovered seriously injured Around 11.10pm near Thornliebank Station in Glasgow on Friday.Police raced to the scene on Boydstone Road after the alarm was raised.The boy was then rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he remains in a critical condition.Now two males, aged 15 and 16 have been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted

attacked near a Scots high school forcing police to lockdown the area.The 38-year-old was discovered seriously injured in Tinto Drive, Grangemouth this morning sparking a police probe.He was rushed to Forth Valley Royal Hospital where he remains in a stable condition after the alarm was raised at around 4am.Pictures taken around 6am this morning show a police cordoned erected around Grangemouth High School parts of Tinto Drive in Grangemouth.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4am on

has revealed that Scotland has recorded 31 deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours.In the same time period a total of 769 positive tests have been identified, bringing the total number of cases since the pandemic began to 200,406.It brings the death toll since March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – to 7,084See more. Serial killer Peter Tobin's ex-wife has told how she was in his Scottish home at the same time he was hiding the body of

brutally murdered just days before.Cathy Wilson, who was Tobin's third wife, had walked out on the monster after suffering repeated abuse and humiliation during their marriage when he abducted their young son and fled to Scotland.Desperate to get her son back, Cathy, then a teenager herself, was awarded sole custody in an emergency court hearing but it only applied down south so she hatched a plan to convince Tobin that they could get back together if he moved to England to live.The murderer is

jail despite the fears of his victim’s family that he could go home to attack again. Adam Stein was jailed for life after he abducted, raped and murdered six-year-old Collette Gallacher in 1986 in the English steel town of Corby.