Courts

A north Sutherland man who was said to have acted out of character when he assaulted a woman in a Wick house has been given a chance by a sheriff.

Sheriff Gary Aitken told Steven Sutherland, Fascally Cottages, that his patience with him was “wearing out”.

A 21-year-old Sutherland man who possessed naked images of young girls avoided a jail sentence because of the low number involved.

A CYCLIST was injured after being knocked off his bicycle when a 65-year-old woman misjudged an overtake.

A former foster carer was warned this week he faces a jail sentence after sexually assaulting two young girls in a Sutherland village.

A SUTHERLAND man who is in poor physical health after a series of accidents took drugs to alleviate his pain.

Ryan Urquhart appeared for sentence at Inverness Sheriff Court today on three charges.

A young Sutherland driver is to contest a charge of using a hand-held mobile phone while driving.

A Sutherland man who admitted possessing indecent images of children claimed he didn't "knowingly" download them.

A supermarket worker who sexually assaulted two teenage girls after befriending them on Snapchat has avoided a jail sentence.

A 31-year-old Dornoch man appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court on Monday on six charges of rape and other alleged offences.

Police raided the home of a Sutherland teenager after discovering that a 12-year-old girl had been sending him naked images of herself.

A worker suffered serious injuries after he fell through the grain store roof he was repairing at a Far North farm.

A former Brora Rangers player who played for six other Highland League clubs was shown the red card by a sheriff and banned from driving for a year.

A Sutherland man who was released early from a prison sentence for robbing a Wick filling station shop at knifepoint is back in custody.

A PENSIONER accused of murdering a woman and a boy in 1976 has not been able to have a trial set after falling from a wall.

Ronald Purdie, aged 70, who runs the Stonechats B and B in Scourie, appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court yesterday.

A chef whose life had spiralled out of control damaged a Highland cancer support centre in a drug and alcohol-fuelled rage.

A 17-year-old father has been locked up after brutally stabbing his friend eight times.

A sheriff has ordered a personal appearance by a driver whose speed he described as 'ludicrous'.