Each day on Criminal Record, we will bring you a round-up of the biggest crime stories of the day across the country.
From criminal trials and the ongoing gangland war to an assault on our streets, if you love to read about crime in Scotland – this is the place to be every day.
Here’s what has been making the news across the country on Thursday.
Two men have been charged after a suspected crossbow attack in Edinburgh. Emergency services were called to Durar Drive and Ardshiel Avenue in Clermiston at 8am on Thursday, June 25.
View 6 ImagesAn arrow on the street following an incident in Clermiston(Image: Daily Record)
A 42-year-old man was found injured and taken to hospital for treatment.
Two men, aged 34 and 32, have been now charged in connection with a serious assault on Ardshiel Avenue. A 60-year-old man who had been arrested has been released without charge.
The residential streets were locked down by officers. Images taken at the scene show uniformed cops standing guard around the area where one resident voiced concerns about “blood all over the street”.
Among the items at the scene, were a metal bar and an arrow from a crossbow. Various other blood-stained items were seen lying nearby a fence.
Read more: Two charged after suspected ‘crossbow’ attack in Edinburgh
A man caught in a £300k cocaine operation was jailed today for 40 months. Declan Price, 29, worked with drug kingpin Paul Easdon, 38, who was snared during a police probe which saw him kept under watch.
View 6 ImagesDeclan Price (pictured) appeared alongside Paul Easdon at the High Court in Glasgow where he admitted his part in the supply of cocaine.(Image: Mike Gibbons)
The High Court in Glasgow heard how a Renault Clio had been stopped in the city’s Sandyhills on August 2, 2024. Price, of Ruchazie, Glasgow, got out clutching two carrier bags.
Prosecutor Vish Kathuria told the hearing: “One of them was searched and found to contain two taped blocks of cocaine. The other bag had three taped blocks of the drug. Each weighed one kilogram.”
Easdon’s DNA was found on two of the packages discovered. Mr Kathuria stated the haul had a total potential value of around £300,000.
Read more: Foot soldier for mobster rival of Jamie ‘Iceman’ Stevenson caged over £300k cocaine operation
The family of a mum found dead in a Greek harbour have hit more heartache in their 17-year fight for justice after her murder trial was postponed at the eleventh hour.
View 6 ImagesJean Hanlon moved to Greece to start a new life before her death in 2009
The body of Jean Hanlon, from Dumfries, was found in the water in Crete’s Heraklion on March 13, 2009, four days after she disappeared during a night out.
After a long fight for answers, a man known to Jean was finally set to stand trial today accused of murdering the 53-year-old.
But her three sons were left stunned by a “massive setback” in the case after travelling out to Crete together for the first time since the tragedy to watch the man accused of killing her face court.
Read more: Fresh heartache for family of mum found dead in Greek harbour as murder trial postponed
A woman has been found dead in a car on a street in Glasgow.
View 6 ImagesThe woman was found dead in the vehicle(Image: Google)
Police raced to Sunnylaw Street in the Possilpark area of the city after receiving a report of an unresponsive woman in a vehicle at 11.15pm on Wednesday, June 24. Emergency crews attended but the 50-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her next of kin is aware.
Police say they are currently treating her death as unexplained. Inquiries into the circumstances are ongoing.
Read more: Woman found dead in car on Glasgow street as police launch probe
Crime boss Steven Lyons is set to languish in an overcrowded Spanish jail near Malaga while facing organised crime charges.
View 6 ImagesSteven Lyons’s mugshot(Image: Ngurah Rai Immigration Office)
The 46-year-old was extradited to Spain yesterday, where cops say he is wanted on suspicion of money laundering and membership of a criminal gang.
Investigators also claimed Lyons will face questioning over his alleged involvement in a murder in 2024.
Lyons was expected to appear at a closed court hearing on June 24 and would have spent the night in a VIP jail north of Madrid.
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