Woman moved car abandoned in middle of street – and gets driving ban
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Ruta Gedgaudaite moved the vehicle to prevent any damage happening to it, but did so more than three times over the legal limit.
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Weekend court roll – a dungeon sex attacker and a nappy-wearing Snapchat creep
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Our reporters sat in courtrooms across the north and north-east last week and covered a wide variety of cases.
Man who followed woman on Inverness street and accosted another spared jail
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Paul Erwin, 38, touched and kissed women on the streets of Inverness in incidents a sheriff described as 'really quite scary'.
One-punch murder accused tells jury he attacked and punched Aberdeen dad in self-defence
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Derek Pearson, 47, gave evidence in his own defence at the High Court in Aberdeen, giving his version of events to the jury for the first time.
Peterhead man angry over food parcels jailed for six months
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Repeat offender Darren Warchol reacted badly when Citizens Advice staff declined his demand for free food
Highland paedophile caught in online sting spared jail
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John Floydd sent sexual messages to an online paedophile hunter from his hospital bed, believing the recipient to be a 13-year-old girl.
Man who petrol bombed Lossiemouth garden behind bars
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The sheriff said: "You accepted this behaviour, this dangerous behaviour, shocking, frightening - both offences of significant gravity."
Jury shown CCTV footage of final minutes of Aberdeen dad’s life before alleged one-punch killing
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Derek Pearson, 47, is on trial at the High Court in Aberdeen accused of causing the death of dad Steven Johnson by assaulting him in the city's Carmelite Lane.
Man had more than 2,000 indecent images of children
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Connor Goodall's mobile phone, which was seized by police, contained the inaccessible images, Inverness Sheriff Court was told.
Jilted Fraserburgh man previously sentenced for bombarding ex with 66 emails back in court again
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During his latest court hearing, Tomasz Wlochowski was fined £1,605 and has been banned from contacting his ex for three years
Nappy-wearing Elgin man offered girl, 14, money for sex
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There were also images of himself in women's underwear including a lace body suit and pictures of what he described as his "thong collection".
Teen ran red lights at speed in stolen BMW on joyride through Aberdeen
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The then 17-year-old drove through “multiple red lights” and mounted a pavement before his ride came to an abrupt end.
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Woman moved car abandoned in middle of street – and gets driving ban
Weekend court roll – a dungeon sex attacker and a nappy-wearing Snapchat creep
Man who followed woman on Inverness street and accosted another spared jail
One-punch murder accused tells jury he attacked and punched Aberdeen dad in self-defence
Peterhead man angry over food parcels jailed for six months
Highland paedophile caught in online sting spared jail
Man who petrol bombed Lossiemouth garden behind bars
Jury shown CCTV footage of final minutes of Aberdeen dad’s life before alleged one-punch killing
Man had more than 2,000 indecent images of children
Jilted Fraserburgh man previously sentenced for bombarding ex with 66 emails back in court again
Nappy-wearing Elgin man offered girl, 14, money for sex
Teen ran red lights at speed in stolen BMW on joyride through Aberdeen
Inverness hairdresser stabbed rival with scissors in dispute over dead friend’s picture
Neighbours watched accused man strike alleged one-punch victim from their window, trial hears
Drug gang boss who was first to get county lines conviction admits dealing £30k drugs in Aberdeen
Armed man told police: ‘This is going to be the biggest siege Elgin has ever seen’
Chef held knife to woman and told her – ‘I could kill you right now if I wanted to’
Fisherman denies reckless behaviour towards dolphins at Aberdeen harbour
Man goes on trial accused of killing Aberdeen dad on city backstreet
Inverurie man in court for alleged daylight assault on woman at weekend
Caithness millionaire with underground sex abuse chamber banned from travelling abroad to groom victims
Police chase down bus in Aberdeen in bid to return violent domestic abuser to prison
Two to stand trial accused of attempting to murder man in Elgin
Man jailed after being caught with stun gun disguised as USB device
