Woman admits supplying heroin while in ‘toxic and mutually destructive’ relationship
A 40-year-old woman who admitted to supplying heroin has been given a final chance to prove she has ended her criminal ways.
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Man who burned friend in ‘drunken prank’ ordered to pay £1,000 compensation
A Lerwick man who burnt his sleeping friend in a drunken prank has been ordered to pay him £1,000 compensation.
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Man who struggled violently while ‘very intoxicated’ spared jailed by ‘smallest margin’
A 21-year-old Lerwick man who assaulted police officers during a violent struggle has avoided jail by the “smallest margin”.
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‘Amateur’ heroin dealer with a noisy exhaust spared jail
A 28-year-old man whose noisy exhaust alerted officers to his stash of heroin has been spared jail – after demonstrating he understood the “vicious” nature of
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Firm fined £9,000 for health and safety failings that led to worker’s brain injury
A repair and maintenance company has been fined for health and safety failings which left a worker with severe injuries.
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Man appears in court charged with punching woman on head
A 26-year-old Lerwick man has appeared in court charged with repeatedly punching a woman on the head. Barry Coutts, of Hoofields, entered no plea when…
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Man broke in to his work and stole van after being chucked out of party
A 37-year-old man was thrown out of a work do and then crashed the after-party by turning up drunk in a stolen van, a court
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Man, 70, assaulted young Mareel waitress
A retired civil engineer who assaulted a young waitress during a drunken “aberration” has been ordered to pay his victim compensation.
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Man ‘terrified’ nurse and threw shoe at police officer
A 56-year-old Lerwick man “terrified” a nurse and threw a shoe at police officer, a court heard.
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Woman used ‘pseudo-legal drivel’ in failed attempt to dodge court appearance
A warrant has been issued for the apprehension of a 60-year-old woman who tried to get out of court by submitting a letter of “pseudo-legal
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Man almost pepper sprayed during violent struggle with police
A 21-year-old Lerwick man was almost pepper sprayed in a pub after he was found in breach of his bail conditions.
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Paedophile fantasised about suspected local child and expressed ‘depraved’ wishes
A paedophile found with indecent images on his devices also fantasised about a suspected local child, a court heard.
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Man took out false teeth in court to defend claims he had been unfit to drive
A 53-year-old man accused of driving drunk took his false teeth out in court to show why he may have seemed intoxicated.
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Teen took dad’s car on drunken joyride with missing tyre
A teen took her father’s car on a drunken joyride through snow and ice with a missing tyre.
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