A teenager has been sentenced to four years in prison for violent attacks on two men in Edinburgh city centre last year.
The now 17-year-old, who can’t be named for legal reasons, pled guilty to one charge of attempted murder and one charge of assault to severe injury at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday 18 January 2019, and yesterday he was sentenced for the attacks that happened within three days of each other last September. Continue reading Youth jailed for violent attacks
“I am clear that we must do whatever it takes to tackle this so that no parent has to bury their child” – Home Secretary Amber Rudd.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd will today set out a multi-million pound commitment to steering young people away from crime and tackling violent drug-dealing gangs through the government’s first Serious Violence Strategy. The announcement comes following an upsurge in violent crime in London. Continue reading Home Secretary to launch Serious Violence Strategy
Police have arrested a sixteen year old boy in connection with the attempted murder of two men in Wardieburn on 8 April. The boy is currently in police custody and is expected to appear in court next week.
Earlier this month, brothers James and Peter Stewart, told police they had travelled down from Aberdeen to buy a car in Wardieburn. The pair were subsequently attacked and stabbed and both men required hospital treatment.
