Weekend court roll – a Poundland firebug and prolific paedophile
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Our reporters have been sitting in courtrooms across the north and north-east this week and covered a wide variety of cases.
Crime and courts
Church youth leader found guilty of sexually inappropriate behaviour with boy, 14
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Lauren Middleton, 28, sobbed as the verdict was delivered and insisted she had no idea that her actions were having a sexual effect on the teenager.
Woman smashed bottle over victim’s face in Inverness pub
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Poppy McLaughlan was seen striking the other woman across the face before spitting on a man who attempted to intervene.
Inverness armed robber locked up after leading police on 120mph chase
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William MacLeod, 19, left a trail of terrified victims during his crime spree.
Tragic lorry death of Chloe Morrison could have been avoided, inquiry finds
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The 26-year-old nursery teacher was killed when she was struck by the unsecured outrigger leg of a lorry as she walked on pavement next to the A82.
Aberdeen haulage firm fined £241,000 after unsecure load kills passing motorist
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George Moran was killed when the large mooring buoy came loose from the Colin Lawson Transport lorry and hit his car
High-rise murder accused told man she had ‘just murdered someone’, witness tells trial
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Elizabeth Sweeney is on trial at the High Court in Aberdeen accused of murdering boyfriend Neil Jolly, 51, by repeatedly striking him on the head and body with a kettle.
Teen found guilty of setting fire that destroyed Elgin Poundland
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The jury returned a unanimous verdict and the 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will be sentenced next month.
Teenager on trial accused of deliberately starting Elgin Poundland fire
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The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies setting fire to female products in the health and beauty aisle.
Sacked Aberdeen barber in shop assault on former boss
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Mohamed Meskini was sacked after his first day at The Fade Factory - and resorted to violence when his boss refused to take him back.
Watch: Aberdeen van driver’s A90 road rage caught on camera
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Paul Jessiman - who was once dubbed the Deliveroo of cannabis cookies - tried to force his way into the merging lane during roadworks.
Witness says Aberdeen high-rise murder accused had blood on her clothes
Witness Beata Baszczuk, 28, told police that Elizabeth Sweeney was angry with Neil Jolly and she had had "enough" of him.
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Weekend court roll – a Poundland firebug and prolific paedophile
Church youth leader found guilty of sexually inappropriate behaviour with boy, 14
Woman smashed bottle over victim’s face in Inverness pub
Inverness armed robber locked up after leading police on 120mph chase
Tragic lorry death of Chloe Morrison could have been avoided, inquiry finds
Aberdeen haulage firm fined £241,000 after unsecure load kills passing motorist
High-rise murder accused told man she had ‘just murdered someone’, witness tells trial
Teen found guilty of setting fire that destroyed Elgin Poundland
Teenager on trial accused of deliberately starting Elgin Poundland fire
Sacked Aberdeen barber in shop assault on former boss
Watch: Aberdeen van driver’s A90 road rage caught on camera
Witness says Aberdeen high-rise murder accused had blood on her clothes
Stonehaven man avoids jail after being snared by undercover cop
999 caller: ‘I saw Jamie Forbes screaming and told police exactly where he was – he could have been saved’
Exclusive: Damning report reveals mistakes and mix-ups that may have cost Aberdeen torture victim his life
Peterhead SNP activist fined after confronting daughter’s bullies with metal baton
North Sea peeping tom back in court for secretly spying on woman, 65
Woman goes on trial accused of murdering man in Aberdeen high-rise flat
Aberdeen man jailed after bloody knife attack in high-rise lift
Inverness carjacking: Chocolatier Lucas Story says brutal attackers have given him ‘lifelong’ sentence
Careless driver who killed Wick toddler avoids prison
Elgin bus driver’s killer loses appeal against ‘excessive’ sentence
Aberdeen pensioner letting himself go blind to atone for thousands of indecent images
Aberdeen man behind bars after shocking Elgin assault caught on camera
