Jamie Buchan

2 weeks ago | thecourier.co.uk | Jamie Buchan

An boyfriend-from-hell hairdresser has been convicted of a catalogue of horrific domestic abuse against multiple women for the second time in 10 years. William Hill bombarded ex-girlfriends with menacing calls and texts, held one captive in his flat and mocked another about the death of her stillborn child. The 44-year-old demanded his girlfriends cease contact with other men and even tried to prevent one from speaking to the joiner who was working on her home.

2 weeks ago | thecourier.co.uk | Jamie Buchan

A notorious Perth paedophile who referred to himself as Dangerous Dave has been handed a nine year extended sentence for grooming a schoolboy on the other side of the world. Serial sex offender David Greig sent explicit selfies to his 13-year-old victim using the Telegram social media app. Police uncovered the chat log on the 46-year-old’s computer devices at his Perth home, along with horrific images of babies being raped by adults.

2 weeks ago | thecourier.co.uk | Jamie Buchan

A former soldier who sexually assaulted a woman at a Perth nightclub has been ordered to wear an electronic tag and stay at home every night for a year. Arran Blythe forced himself upon his victim during a night out at the city’s Club One in October last year. The 37-year-old continues to deny the sexual assault but was found guilty after trial at Perth Sheriff Court. Blythe was further convicted of making sexual and derogatory remarks to two female police officers.

3 weeks ago | thecourier.co.uk | Jamie Buchan

Two brothers took the law into the own hands when a living room window at their parents’ home was smashed by vandals. John and Richard Saunders tracked down two children they suspected were involved, pulled them out of a shop and took them for a ride in their car. The incident in Lochore resulted in the pair being charged with abduction.

3 weeks ago | thecourier.co.uk | Jamie Buchan

A rapist who was convicted in his absence of carrying out a sex attack on a sleeping university student has left Scotland for Iran, a court has heard. Omed Hassan failed to appear at the High Court in Edinburgh for the final day of his trial in March this year when jurors were deliberating on their verdict. Hassan, 26, had denied assaulting and raping the woman on February 3 in 2023 at an address in St Andrews while she was asleep and incapable of giving or withholding consent.