http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courtsScottish Crime News | Herald ScotlandenCopyright 2012 Herald & Times Group all rights reservedSat, 26 May 2012 08:40:03 PDTCopyright 2012 Herald & Times Group all rights reservednoScottish Crime News | Herald Scotlandhttp://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/killer-is-jailed-for-stabbing-after-row-over-baby.17695299http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/killer-is-jailed-for-stabbing-after-row-over-baby.17695299A MAN who stabbed his partner through the heart after a row about who could hold a baby was yesterday jailed for seven-and-a-half years.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/flat-full-of-animals-neglected-by-owner.17695560http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/flat-full-of-animals-neglected-by-owner.17695560POLICE raided a flat and found more than 30 animals in cages piled on top of each other, all with limited access to food and water.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/cash-confiscated-from-drug-dealer.17698986http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/cash-confiscated-from-drug-dealer.17698986A DRUG dealer has been forced to hand over nearly £100,000 under proceeds of crime laws.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/fury-over-sex-guide-question-at-murder-trial.17699376http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/fury-over-sex-guide-question-at-murder-trial.17699376Attempts to explore the sex life of murdered honeymooner Michaela McAreavey provoked fierce clashes at the trial of two men accused of killing her.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/girl-jailed-for-helping-looters.17702057http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/girl-jailed-for-helping-looters.17702057A millionaire's daughter was jailed for two years yesterday for driving looters on a late-night crime spree at the height of last summer's riots.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/libyan-pm-lays-wreath-at-site-where-wpc-was-shot.1337942361http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/libyan-pm-lays-wreath-at-site-where-wpc-was-shot.1337942361Libyan prime minister Abdurrahim El-Keib today made a historic visit to the spot where policewoman Yvonne Fletcher was shot dead outside the country's London embassy in 1984.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/huhne-partner-loses-legal-fight.17686780http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/huhne-partner-loses-legal-fight.17686780THE partner of MP Chris Huhne has lost her privacy and harassment claim against a national newspaper after a judge ruled she was "not the private figure she claims to be".http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/mcareavey-accused-tortured.17686713http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/mcareavey-accused-tortured.17686713ONE of the men charged with murdering Michaela McAreavey alleges police tried to suffocate him with a towel and held his head in a bucket of water while he was quizzed, a court in Mauritius heard.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/murder-hunt-after-stabbing.17686784http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/murder-hunt-after-stabbing.17686784A MURDER investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/sentence-review-for-policemans-killer.17687450http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/sentence-review-for-policemans-killer.17687450A 14-year jail term handed to a member of a gang that killed a policeman in Northern Ireland has been referred to the Court of Appeal by the region's director of public prosecutions.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/sister-tells-of-relief-at-shafilea-murder-revelation.17687476http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/sister-tells-of-relief-at-shafilea-murder-revelation.17687476THE sister of an alleged murder victim told a jury it was a relief to tell police after seven years that her parents had killed the teenager.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/police-officer-certain-rings-were-in-fraser-bathroom.17692244http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/police-officer-certain-rings-were-in-fraser-bathroom.17692244A POLICE officer is in no doubt that jewellery was in a missing woman's bathroom on the day she disappeared, a court has heard.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/murder-investigation-launched-after-city-stabbing.1337855983http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/murder-investigation-launched-after-city-stabbing.1337855983A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/stalker-who-pursued-his-victim-across-capital-jailed.17674594http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/stalker-who-pursued-his-victim-across-capital-jailed.17674594A STEROID abuser who stalked a woman and bombarded her with nuisance phone calls has been jailed for 30 months and banned from approaching her for 20 years.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/victims-attack-failure-to-deport-rapist.17677965http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/victims-attack-failure-to-deport-rapist.17677965VICTIMS of a serial rapist claimed they were let down by the justice system after it emerged three senior judges refused the Jamaican man's deportation following his earlier convictions for a sex attack and trafficking cocaine.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/backlash-over-plans-to-reveal-prior-convictions.17678659http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/backlash-over-plans-to-reveal-prior-convictions.17678659OPPOSITION politicians have criticised proposals to allow judges and juries to hear the previous convictions of an accused, warning it could undermine impartiality and justice.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/two-men-spotted-leaving-murder-scene.17674581http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/two-men-spotted-leaving-murder-scene.17674581AN eyewitness saw the two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey emerge from her hotel room moments after hearing cries of anguish coming from inside, a court in Mauritius heard.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/assanges-extradition-ruling-due-next-week.17678036http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/assanges-extradition-ruling-due-next-week.17678036WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange will find out next week if he is to be extradited to Sweden to face sex crime allegations.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/police-prevent-attempt-to-groom-girl-13-x.17678148http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/police-prevent-attempt-to-groom-girl-13-x.17678148POLICE have thwarted a suspected grooming crime after a 13-year-old girl travelled from Scotland to meet a man in London.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/murder-jury-told-victim-drank-bleach.17678388http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/murder-jury-told-victim-drank-bleach.17678388A TEENAGER'S weight plunged to just five stone after she drank bleach over fears she was going to be left in Pakistan by her family, her sister told a murder trial.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/outcry-at-plans-to-reveal-past-convictions-to-juries.17667360http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/outcry-at-plans-to-reveal-past-convictions-to-juries.17667360JUDGES and jurors in Scotland will be able to hear evidence of an accused's previous convictions and "bad character" under proposals by a panel that advises the Scottish Government on new legislation.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/dalyell-supports-megrahi-inquiry-demands.17671308http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/dalyell-supports-megrahi-inquiry-demands.17671308A high-profile Lockerbie campaigner has called for the Scottish Government to agree to an independent inquiry into the bombing to address the otherwise "indelible stain" on the country's justice system.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/dog-breeder-banned-for-pony-neglect.17670737http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/dog-breeder-banned-for-pony-neglect.17670737A WOMAN has been banned from keeping any animals apart from dogs after she kept her pony in such poor condition it had to be put down.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/girl-saw-parents-murder-her-sister.17671083http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/girl-saw-parents-murder-her-sister.17671083A TEENAGER told police she saw her mother and father murder her sister by forcing a bag into her mouth and suffocating her, a court has heard.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/lockerbie-families-vow-to-force-public-inquiry.17660141http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/lockerbie-families-vow-to-force-public-inquiry.17660141RELATIVES of the Lockerbie victims have vowed to pursue a public inquiry, even if it means forcing the hand of the UK Government through the courts.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/murder-accused-fraser-will-not-be-giving-evidence.17660332http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/murder-accused-fraser-will-not-be-giving-evidence.17660332MURDER accused Nat Fraser chose to keep silent yesterday in the trial in which he is accused of murdering his estranged wife.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/police-appeal-for-witnesses-to-rape-in-city-lane.17660433http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/police-appeal-for-witnesses-to-rape-in-city-lane.17660433POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was raped during a night out in the west end of Glasgow.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/libyan-national-transitional-councils-shifting-positions.17660564http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/libyan-national-transitional-councils-shifting-positions.17660564THE position of the new National Transitional Council (NTC) in Libya has been consistent only in its inconsistencies in relation to the Lockerbie bombing.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/jealous-jewellers-son-strangled-girlfriend.17662730http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/jealous-jewellers-son-strangled-girlfriend.17662730A VIOLENT and obsessed boyfriend has been found guilty of murdering his aspiring model girlfriend in a jealous rage.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/uk-police-oversaw-ransom-payment.17662792http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/uk-police-oversaw-ransom-payment.17662792A TEAM of British police officers travelled to Paris to oversee payment of the ransom for a British five-year-old held hostage in Pakistan, a court heard.nonadult