Kathryn Wylie
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United Kingdom
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Drink-driver downed whole bottle of whisky and was caught driving nearly seven times the alcohol limit
His defence solicitor said his client had suffered a number of difficulties in the past few months, leading to his life "spiraling out of control". → Read More
Woman called stroke victim a spastic and threatened to beat him with walking stick
Rosemary Fitzgerald, known as McCrady, told her victim she would "kick f*** out of him" with his own walking stick. → Read More
Racist jailed for unprovoked assault on vulnerable refugees on Aberdeen street
Sarah Craig kicked and punched both women on the body and head in the attack that took place outside a hotel in Aberdeen. → Read More
‘Deeply ashamed’ dad trashed family home and flooded kitchen after drunken night out
A drunk dad who trashed his family home and flooded the kitchen after a night out in Elgin has told a court he's "deeply ashamed" of his behaviour. George → Read More
Immature driver handed £1,060 fine and told to ‘drive like he’s wearing a straitjacket’
A young driver who almost crashed while "showing off" his handbrake turns in a supermarket car park has been warned he must "grow up" if he wants to keep his driving licence. → Read More
Boyfriend who broke partner’s cheekbone and cut her with Stanley knife branded serious danger to women
A violent boyfriend has been branded a serious danger to women and jailed for more than four years after he subjected his partner to a catalogue of cruelty and mental abuse. → Read More
Dishonest golf club manager admits swindling £45,000 – but denies taking almost £100,000 more
A Moray golf club that was swindled out of tens of thousands of pounds by its scheming general manager says it "does not accept" a legal decision to reduce the amount she took by almost £100,000. → Read More
WATCH: Dog owner jailed for letting pet maul man in vicious attack that was caught on camera
An Aberdeen dog owner who set his American bulldog on another man in a disturbing attack that was caught on camera has been jailed. Shocking footage of → Read More
Man hit with fine after flagging down police to report his own crime
A drunk Buckie man has been hit with a fine after reporting his own crime to police. Glen Wilcox flagged down police officers to show them his bloodied → Read More
‘Get off me!’ Tradesman attacked girlfriend in front of horrified friends
A tradesman attacked his girlfriend in front of her horrified friends as they chatted with her on a video call, a court has been told. The woman's pals → Read More
A Top Gear-inspired car crash, a chip shop confrontation and a bothersome boat
An Aberdeen student who crashed his dad's car, despite not knowing how to drive, told police he had been inspired to do it after watching Top Gear. Avash → Read More
Aberdeen biker apologises after leading cops on 15-mile chase
An off-road biker who led cops on a 15-mile chase through Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen evaded stingers, ran red lights and hit speeds of 60mph. Dylin Mundie → Read More
Aberdeenshire farmworker denies inhumanely killing pigs – by hitting them with hammer
A farmworker has denied allegations that he repeatedly struck pigs with a hammer and failed to “humanely euthanise” them. Andrew Munro has pled not guilty → Read More
Pensioner accused of raping woman he took home from pub
A woman who claims she was raped by a pensioner after falling asleep at the end of a night out has told a jury how she scratched his face trying to fight him off. → Read More
Snapchatter jailed for putting seafarers’ lives at risk after trashing lighthouse
A vandal put the lives of seafarers in the north-sea at risk after he cut the electricity supply to a lighthouse before filming his destructive rampage on Snapchat. → Read More
Traumatised man who discovered James Bulger’s body handed supervision
A man who was found carrying a knife in just his underwear has been handed a three-year supervision order after it emerged he discovered the body of murdered toddler James Bulger. → Read More
New £34,000 security camera system installed in Turriff
A £34,000 security camera system has been installed to improve safety in a north-east town. → Read More
Aberdeen shopper told to head to England in search of Debenhams refund claims ‘outrageous’ rule is discriminating against Scots
An Aberdeen shopper waiting to return clothing to Debenhams has been told she must travel more than 300 miles south to England if she wants her refund. → Read More
New north-east nursery Mini Macs opens doors after completion of £1.3m Macbi Hub extension
Children will excitedly pass through the doors of the north-east's newest nursery today after the belated completion of a £1.3 million extension to a community centre. → Read More
North-east’s mystery gift-giver maintains anonymity despite widespread village acclaim
The mystery woman who has gifted more than 58 unique crochet keepsakes, appearing daily and anonymously through New Pitsligo, hopes the unique offerings will help raise spirits in the village. → Read More