“How many more must die before they listen?” Tragic teenager’s mum urges torture experts to probe prison deaths
The mother of a teenager who died in a young offenders’ institution has urged a UN committee to examine fatalities in Scottish prisons.
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Families of double killer’s victims verdict on the Crown after vital courtroom records are destroyed
PROSECUTORS cannot explain why a killer was released before he went on to murder his partner – because they have destroyed the files.
Families of two women killed by Roger Crossan demand the Crown Office explain why he was free to murder
THE families of two women killed by the same man have demanded the Crown Office explain why he was free to murder.
The Sunday Post View: Crown Office owes Clutha families honest answers
ANGER. Frustration. Confusion. These are emotions the families of those killed in the Clutha tragedy no doubt feel at this moment.
‘We feel forgotten, as if my brother’s death means nothing at all’: Family of Sheku Bayoh share fury at Crown Office delays
THE sister of a man who died in police custody piled pressure on prosecutors yesterday over the time they’ve taken investigating his death.
Crown Office staff sick days up by a fifth in three years, figures show
THE number of sick days taken by those working in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has increased by a fifth over the past three years.
MSP bids for inquiry over death of young Preston Flores in fireball tragedy
PROSECUTORS are being urged to take a fresh look at the evidence surrounding the death of schoolboy Preston Flores.