Danielle Cuthbert
Soft-touch justice strikes again as ‘abhorrent’ female sex offender released from prison after just 18 months
Campaigners have blasted the Scottish Government’s soft-touch justice after a woman who subjected two young children to horrific sexual abuse was released from prison this week. Susan Abbott abused the…
Gledfield Primary teacher facing watchdog probe accused of failing to act on ‘multiple child protection concerns’
A HIGHLAND teacher is to face 10 days of hearings at the General Teaching Council of Scotland (GTCS) amid allegations a teacher failed “to act upon multiple child protection concerns.”…
Celtic Boys Club: Scottish Government rules OUT public inquiry after ninth conviction of perv connected to club
The Scottish Government has said it will not launch an inquiry into the Celtic Boys Club abuse scandal despite calls for an independent review. It has also ruled out looking…
Inquiry into deaths of Polmont prisoners Katie Allan and William Lindsay
A joint Fatal Accident Inquiry is to be held into the deaths of Katie Allan and William Lindsay who both took their own lives in Polmont Young Offenders Institution, the…
Transforming children’s experiences of the justice system
New test sites for ‘Bairns’ Hoose’ to be set up. Children and young people in the justice system will soon be able to benefit from coordinated, comprehensive support under one…
Teenage asylum seeker goes missing after being brought to Angus under Home Office scheme
The youngster was one of seven living locally under a Home Office scheme to protect children from falling into the hands of traffickers. Council officials say the project has been…
Scottish teacher unable to hold baby after being attacked by pupil in classroom
A Scottish teacher who was attacked by a pupil in the classroom has said how the ordeal had left him with life altering disability that means he is unable to hold his newborn baby….
Parents not reporting missing children due to low trust in police, report warns
Low trust and confidence in the Police means some parents may be reluctant to report their children missing, the force has been told. Just weeks after Baroness Casey’s damning review – which found institutional racism,…
Glasgow police promise ‘we will listen’ to child abuse victims in wake of Celtic Boys Club pervert conviction
Glasgow police promise ‘we will listen’ to child abuse victims in wake of Celtic Boys Club pervert conviction The force hopes that Jim Torbett’s teenage victim gets some ‘closure’ after…
Dalry: Police escort man from house after crowd gathers outside home
A MAN has been led away by police from a house in Dalry after a crowd gathered outside a property in the town. The man was seen being escorted…
