http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts Scottish Crime News | Herald Scotland Copyright 2012 Herald & Times Group all rights reserved 2012-02-09T22:35:13Z http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/fresh-call-to-endbarbaric-treatment-of-scots-hacker.16706153 COMPUTER hacker Gary McKinnon is "unable to control the terror that consumes his every waking moment" as he fights extradition to the US, his mother has said. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/no-charges-over-train-big-man-video.1328722966 A man caught on camera throwing an alleged fare dodger off a train will not be prosecuted, the Crown Office said today. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/harry-redknapp-found-not-guilty-of-tax-evasion.1328701488 Football boss Harry Redknapp was cleared today of taking bungs in an offshore tax dodge. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/heroin-addict-jailed-for-cowardly-attack.16690630 A MAN has been jailed for five-and-a-half years after he subjected an 84-year-old woman to a "truly appalling" attack in her home before escaping with £80. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/mays-anger-at-preacher-qatada-bail-ruling.16693628 IT is simply not acceptable that Britain cannot deport a radical Muslim cleric who "poses a serious risk to our national security", the Home Secretary said. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/tax-evasion-case-repugnant.16687134 THE prosecution case at Harry Redknapp's tax evasion trial is "repugnant to all our basic instincts of fairness", a court heard. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/stock-exchange-plotters-ruled-out-suicide-attacks.16684227 A GROUP of UK-based radical Islamists decided against carrying out suicide attacks so they would have a "long-term future" in committing acts of terrorism, a court heard. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/radical-muslim-cleric-qatada-free-in-days-after-bail-ruling.16684492 A RADICAL Muslim cleric accused of posing a grave threat to Britain's national security will be released on bail within days, an immigration judge has ruled. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/rape-victims-let-down-by-rights-ruling.16655209 THE head of Scotland's prosecution service has warned victims of sexual offences may not be getting justice because of recent legal changes. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/ear-bitten-off-in-kfc-attack.16670741 POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man had his ear bitten off in a "totally unprovoked" attack in a Glasgow KFC outlet. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/marina-litvinenko-takes-on-russia-in-a-uk-court.16627083 So much skullduggery has eaten into the soul of Russia that not even a whistleblower's brutal end may cause the merest whisper of alarm. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/two-years-in-jail-for-heroin-dealer.16661907 A DRUG dealer caught with a bag of heroin worth more than £100,000 has been jailed for two years. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/huhne-background-cabinet-ministers-career-hangs-in-the-balance.1328263911 Today's announcement that Energy Secretary will face charges over speeding allegations could mark a turning point in his political career. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/nurse-to-flee-home-after-being-stalked-by-workman.16653309 A WOMAN is fleeing her home after she was stalked by a man who fitted her kitchen. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/background-murdered-jack-popular-and-kind.1328192637 Audio: the 999 call made after the attack, released today by the Crown Office. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/family-say-jacks-good-name-tarnished-by-wicked-words.1328192405 After Craig Roy was convicted of murdering Jack Frew, the East Kilbride schoolboy's family issued the following statement: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/teenager-guilty-of-schoolboys-murder.1328187951 A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a school friend he claimed had pestered him for sex. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/lord-advocate-steps-into-row-over-supreme-court.16626692 SCOTLAND'S most senior prosecutor has stepped into the high-profile debate on the role of the UK Supreme Court and hit back at critics of senior judges. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/murder-bid-man-jailed-for-six-years.16633650 A MAN who admitted trying to murder his pregnant former partner while he was subject to four separate bail orders has been jailed for six years and 10 months. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/online-guide-to-aid-victims-of-stalkers.16635788 AN anti-stalking campaigner has welcomed a guide which can be downloaded to counteract so-called "digital predators", who are increasingly resorting to technology to track ex-partners' activities. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/sheridan-walks-free-from-prison.1327924561 Former MSP Tommy Sheridan was freed from prison today after serving just over one year of his three-year sentence for lying under oath. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/scottish-tycoon-bids-for-freedom-to-leave-country.16607492 SCOTS property tycoon Scot Young yesterday asked the High Court in London to return his confiscated passport after it was impounded as part of the penalty for non-disclosure of assets in a maintenance court fight. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/roy-has-no-memory-of-killing.16606987 A TEENAGER broke down in court as he said he had no memory of stabbing a schoolboy to death. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/scot-faces-20-year-prison-sentence-over-boys-death.16607412 A SCOTTISH pensioner faces 20 years in a Bulgarian prison after appearing in court charged with the murder of an 11-year-old boy he suspected had been cruel to his dog. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/murder-hunt-police-in-bid-to-track-down-polish-man.16564259 DETECTIVES investigating the "violent and brutal" murder of a Polish man have released an image of a man they want to trace in connection with the inquiry. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/fatal-accident-inquiry-to-be-held-into-murder-of-toddler.16594181 A FATAL accident inquiry is to be held into the death of a toddler murdered by his mother. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/police-ordered-to-reopen-chhokar-murder-inquiry.16596779 THE investigation into the murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar is to be reopened 13 years after the three men accused of killing the waiter walked free from court. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/scottish-man-71-admits-murdering-bulgarian-boy.16597276 A SCOTS pensioner is being held by police in Bulgaria after allegedly confessing to the murder of an 11-year-old boy whose disappearance sparked a nationwide manhunt. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/organiser-of-animal-fights-convicted.16594489 A 37-YEAR-OLD man who organised illegal dog fights using foxes, badgers and deer as opponents has been convicted of abuse under new animal cruelty laws. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime-courts/police-ordered-to-re-open-chhokar-case.1327590104 A police force has been told to reopen the investigation into the murder of an Asian man more than 13 years ago.