Aberdonian brother of Suzy Lamplugh says books written by murder suspect could hold vital clue
Granite City school technician Richard Lamplugh, 64, is hoping to scatter her ashes in a place "close to his heart".
Crime and courts
Woman whose neglect of puppies and dogs cost SSPCA £20,000 banned from keeping animals
Premium Content
Marisha Whyte, 62, failed to feed four puppies causing then to become emaciated and neglected to get treatment for two dogs.
Boy, 16, in the dock after child allegedly attacked with knife in Elgin
A 15-year-old boy was taken to hospital following the incident on Saturday night.
Bus driver assaulted by passengers in Buckie Stagecoach robbery
Premium Content
Chloe Ross squirted blue liquid in the driver's face and Dean Wells stole money from the cab drawer.
Skye murder accused blames his alleged victims for triggering path to violence
Premium Content
A psychiatrist was giving evidence at the High Court murder trial of Finlay MacDonald.
Aberdeen man in court after £19,000 of cocaine found in city centre car park
Premium Content
Police said they were "acting on intelligence" when the Class A drugs were seized in the Shiprow car park.
Man warned he could face prison after vile homophobic abuse towards police
Premium Content
Corey Gibb, 28, admitted in court that there was "no excuse" for the words he used towards police officers.
Teenager charged over ‘attempted murder’ after alleged stabbing in Elgin
The incident occurred near the town's High Street.
‘We call it Slavecoach’: Moray bus drivers say nothing has changed in wake of Keith Rollinson’s death
Premium Content
Moray and Aberdeenshire Stagecoach employees have described ongoing safety problems that they say are not being addressed.
Highland osteopath says he was shot in the back as he tried to protect wife from gunman
Premium Content
John MacKenzie told a High Court jury that former patient Finlay MacDonald turned up at his home with a shotgun and started firing
Teen killer of Elgin bus driver sentenced to four years behind bars
Premium Content
The 16-year-old's brutal attack on Keith Rollinson caused the Stagecoach driver to suffer a fatal heart attack.
Elgin woman avoids jail after second drink-driving charge in two months
Premium Content
Joan Stewart was warned she is "on the cusp" of prison after two separate offences, just weeks apart.
Moray Council loses fostering court fight
Exclusive: Taxpayers left with £1.3m bill after council chiefs falsely accused foster parent of ‘sexual impropriety’
Premium Content
Social worker’s damning court evidence lifts lid on culture at Moray Council
Premium Content
‘Moray Council’s unacceptable conduct raises significant concerns about children in care’
Premium Content
All Crime & Courts Posts
Aberdeen romance fraudster ordered to pay back just £1 after scamming OAP out of £30,000
Woman, 60, robbed in Alness by teens on bikes
Operation to police 250 German football fans flocking to Aberdeen
Banchory husband who took wife’s shotgun and sparked firearms incident ordered to seek help
Son screwed doors shut to keep dad out after mum’s ‘home truths’
Hero Aberdeen shopkeeper armed with snooker cue sent masked knifeman packing
Nairn businessman facing jail for campaign of domestic abuse
Former nurse smashed into parked cars while driving drunk with no lights on
Sheriff jails drunken Elgin man who assaulted female police officers
Exclusive: Police officer in court accused of four sexual assaults
Drink-driver who crashed through Pittodrie fence only had UK provisional licence
Violent serial shoplifter used knives, golf clubs and dirty needle to terrorise Aberdeen staff
Man jailed for causing devastating Mallaig hotel fire
Drugs courier tossed £16,000 of cocaine and heroin as he was chased through woodland
Two men in court after £33k of cocaine and heroin seized in Aberdeen
Man brandishing scissors on Union Street tells police he was ‘about to murder’
Violent masked mugger lay in wait for pensioner by Ellon ATM
Buckie man jailed for eight months after assaulting two police officers
No prison for Moray couple who neglected baby boy found dead with cocaine in his system
‘Drunken, idiotic behaviour’: Aberdeen man admits sex assault on police officer
Offshore worker clocked at 114mph on A96 near Keith
No jail for four-car A98 crash driver who drove ‘ridiculously dangerously’
Kincorth domestic abuser called partner ‘fat ugly cow’ and kicked her
Weekend court roll – a child-neglector and a dog’s death sentence
