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A man accused of assaulting his ex-partner and threatening to kill her has been released on bail. Ciaran Kirkpatrick, 20, pleaded not guilty to two charges when he appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday. The accused, of Haldane Burgess Crescent, Lerwick, is charged with assaulting his ... Read more...
Police in Shetland are investigating an assault which occurred in Lerwick at the weekend. A man was assaulted within a property in the Burgh road area of the town at around 3.00am on Saturday 13th July. The 24-year-old victim sustained facial injuries as a result of the attack. Sergeant Chr... Read more...
A woman concerned in the supply of drugs from her Lerwick home and her former partner, who grabbed a police officer by the throat, have both been jailed. Simon Cooper, 32, and Paula Flaherty, 35, were handed sentences of 16 months and two years respectively for the offences. At Lerwick Sheriff... Read more...
Police are asking people to come forward with information after an assault took place in the early hours of this morning (Sunday). A man was assaulted and subjected to racist comments at around 3.50am on 5th November within Da Vadill, Lerwick, Anyone who was near the area or who was made aware... Read more...
A man has been arrested and charged with assault in connection with a disturbance at an address in Lerwick. Police say a report is being sent to the procurator fiscal following the incident in West Baila. Read more...
Three men appeared from custody on a petition alleging assault to injury and permanent disfigurement at Lerwick Sheriff Court today. Mark Simon Rushby, 20, of Lerwick, Nathan Gary Robertson, 19, of Culswick and fifty-seven-year-old Richard Garry Bradley, of Lerwick, all appeared on the assault ch... Read more...
A Lerwick woman has been bailed after being accused of assaulting a nurse and a policeman in the town last night. Fiona Manson, 42, of Hoofields, appeared from custody and made no plea at Lerwick Sheriff Court this afternoon. She is charged with punching a police constable on the head at her h... Read more...
A man has admitted hitting his assault victim on the head with a glass during a night out in a Lerwick pub. Graham Maconnachie, 43, whose address was given as Glasgow's Craigbo Court, overreacted when he was offended by comments made by the man during some bar-room banter. He acted in "the hea... Read more...
Police are appealing for information about an assault near a Lerwick chip shop before Christmas. The disturbance took place outside the Harbour Chip Shop in Harrison Square in the early hours of 20th December. Police say an unknown man assaulted “several members of the public” between 2.50... Read more...