Thief battered by plucky Scots pensioner who rained blows on him as he tried to flee her home

beautician left seriously injured after being crushed by a falling sofa has welcomed guilty pleas by two men who dropped it off a rooftop.Edita Butkeviciute, 31, was treated for a fractured spine and injuries to her legs and lungs following the horror incident in Aberdeen.Barrie Law, 27, and Lee Morrison, 33, admitted to acting culpably and recklessly on Tuesday.After the hearing, Edita released a statement through Digby Brown Solicitors.

refunded him more than £2,500.Retired marine engineer Bill Glasson said he got the shock of his life when he was hit with three electricity bills for more than £22,000 each within the space of a week.Despite numerous attempts to address the matter with the company and find out what was happening, the frustrated 85-year-old said he was “getting nowhere” and was “stressed up to his eyeballs”.But after the Standard stepped in, Scottish Power backtracked and admitted Bill and wife Margaret, 81, had

Dumfries pensioner got the shock of his life when he was hit with three electricity bills for more than £22,000 each. Retired marine engineer Bill Glasson, 85, received three demands for payment within the space of a week.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.A career criminal who suffered a serious leg injury while he broke into a Perth city centre restaurant was told he was fortunate he did not “bleed to death”.Forty-two-year-old William Gillilan, who was out on licence from a prison sentence at the time, was locked up for 13 months at Perth Sheriff Court.He will also have to serve a further 183 days

Baillieston, watched in horror as the inferno ravaged their home of 30 years on Saturday morning. The 71-year-old has worked throughout lockdown in Morrisons to pay her mortgage off and son Jamie is crushed knowing she has lost everything after "putting every penny she had" into the home.

drug user injected heroin at her door and tried to enter her home before leaving a bloodied path in his wake.Jade Ward now fears for the safety of her newborn daughter, five-year-old step-daughter and other youngsters who live in the same four-in-a-block in Ayr, South Ayrshire after the frightening incident on Wednesday.The 24-year-old was left 'terrified' after 'hearing a noise out on the close' at around 7.30pm before a concerned neighbour then showed her shocking footage of the man at their

Glasgow street after reports of a man being attacked by a gang wielding weapons. Queens Drive in the city’s southside area was taped off by cops at around 4.35pm this afternoon.

attack his estranged lover's new boyfriend. Ian Whiteford was angry the woman had left him and found herself another man.

Tullibody, ­Clackmannanshire, in his car. Officers were then called to the area and a man was taken away.

pensioner has been reported to police after a horror crash in Glasgow. The two-motor smash took place on Springburn Road, near the Shell Petrol Station on Saturday.

bank card and visited cash machines on dozens of occasions usually withdrawing the maximum amount. She had learned the pensioners pin number when she took him to a cash point before stealing his card and using it herself.

baby from the day she was born now faces being struck off the social care register. Michael Finlay was jailed in June 2019 for five years after assaulting the tot to her severe injury and and to an extent where her life was in danger.

viral after spending lockdown winding up cold callers. Jim Potts, from Kilmarnock, who has been shielding during the pandemic decided to turn his daily bogus calls 'into a bit of fun' by filming himself pranking fraudsters.

Scots entrepreneur has spoken of her horror after her washing machine blew up mid cycle. Glasgow's Laura Birrell, who is founder of Sticky Heelz heel pads to stop your shoes slipping off on nights out, was relaxing in her sitting room when she heard the explosion.

sheriff their actions were “incredibly stupid”. Angela and Gary Paterson were "raging angry" during a stand-off, as they attempted to abduct him, a court heard.

Ayr Farmfoods store before making off with £400 in cash. The suspect walked into the Main Street store at around 6.40pm on Friday, March 26, where he terrorised two workers - leaving them ‘badly shaken’ by the ordeal.

knife embedded in a man’s head.Adrian Rosu, 25, collected three knives from his staff quarters at the Green Welly Stop cafe in Tyndrum, Perthshire, and set off towards the Tyndrum Inn after a fight over a game of pool.Witnesses described him walking down Tyndrum main street with one knife tucked into his belt and crossing and re-crossing the others in front of him to sharpen them. Staff barred the inn door while police raced to the scene from nearly 35 miles away.

horror crash on a Scots road and a young woman 'seriously injured'. Emergency services raced to the scene after the fatal collision between a silver Vauxhall Corsa and a white Honda Jazz near Dumfries yesterday around noon on the B725 Dumfries to Glencaple road.

coronavirus pandemic. Charity Marie Curie is asking people to stand at their doorstep at 8pm this evening to shine a light to support families that have gone through a bereavement in the last year.Those looking to participate can use the likes of a candle, torch or a phone to take part.