Parents of sextortion victim urge others not to feel ashamed and to seek help
The parents of a teenager who took his own life after becoming a victim of sextortion are urging other victims not to be ashamed and to seek help. Murray Dowey,
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Outdoor activity firm fined £10,000 after boy, 12, drowned in Perthshire river
An outdoor activity company has been fined £10,000 for breaching health and safety legislation after a 12-year-old boy drowned in a river. Schoolboy, Kayden Walker (pictured), of Bridgeton, Glasgow, was
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Inmate who injured prison officers in escape bid during hospital visit is jailed
A convicted murderer who permanently disfigured a prison guard and injured another while trying to escape custody during a hospital visit has been jailed for more than three years. James
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Sentencing of woman who killed care worker delayed as no ‘suitable’ secure hospital available
The sentencing of a woman who stabbed a care worker to death has been postponed as no “suitable” secure hospital has been found, a court has heard. Kellyanne McNaughton, 33,
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Polmont YOI officer felt ‘a wee bit’ responsible for boy’s suicide, inquiry told
A prison officer who was working at a young offenders institution before the suicide of a 16-year-old boy has described it as a “terrible tragedy” and said he felt “a
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Bullying reports at Polmont YOI not shared with mental health team, inquiry told
Reports of bullying at a young offenders institution were not shared with mental health workers by the Scottish Prison Service, an inquiry has heard. A fatal accident inquiry at Falkirk
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Emotional prison officer recalls breaking rules for inmate who killed herself
A prison officer became emotional as she recalled breaking regulations by giving bandanas to an inmate with alopecia who later killed herself. Katie Allan, 21, was found dead in her
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Prison officer unaware of reports suicide inmate was being bullied, inquiry told
A prison officer assigned to monitor a 21-year-old who took her own life while serving a sentence has told an inquiry she was unaware of reports of her being bullied.
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Young offender ‘petrified’ of other inmates the day before she died, mother says
The mother of a 21-year-old who took her own life behind bars has told an inquiry how she seemed “petrified” of other prisoners the day before her body was discovered.
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Woman convicted of killing care worker at supported accommodation in Stirling
A 33-year-old woman has been convicted after admitting killing Michele Rutherford, 54, at a care facility in Stirling. Kellyanne McNaughton (pictured) pleaded guilty to culpable homicide when she appeared at
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