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Daughter killer wins case review

LEGAL experts have ruled that a man sentenced to six years in jail for shaking his baby to death may have suffered a miscarriage of justice.

Faisal Younas was convicted of culpable homicide following the death of his eight-month old daughter, Alishba. The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has announced it is to refer the case back to the High Court.

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