A man has been jailed for six years for serious sexual offences including sexual abuse and rape. Duncan Brown, 37, was sentenced today (Wednesday, April 17) at the High Court in Edinburgh for the crimes which took place in East Lothian between 2010 and 2020. Detective Chief Inspector Stephen Wood said: “The actions of Brown were disgraceful and he has now been made to face the consequences of his despicable actions. I hope today’s sentence provides his victims with some form of justice and...
A man has been charged with alleged road traffic offences in Musselburgh amid a police crackdown on illegal motorbikes. The 29-year-old also had a motorcycle seized by officers in a ‘day of action’ across East Lothian. The force took to the region’s streets on Sunday, April 8 having received reports of ‘dangerous’ and ‘anti-social’ behaviour involving off-road motorbikes. High-visibility patrols were carried out by uniformed officers who searched for illegal quad and other off-road bikes. The...
A 53-year-old man has been sentenced to nine years in prison at the High Court in Edinburgh for a series of sexual offences over a 15-year period. Bernard Callaghan, who was described as a ‘dangerous individual’ was found guilty of sexually assaulting and targeting three women across Fife, Edinburgh and East Lothian between 2007 and 2022. Callaghan was found guilty on March 4 and returned to the High Court today (April 17) for sentencing. Detective Sergeant Craig Donnelly from Police...
Police in East Lothian have launched an investigation after receiving reports of a duck being killed in Haddington last month. The incident happened in the Nungate Bridge area of Haddington on Monday, March 18 at around 10.30am. Police say a man was seen in the area following the incident where he is reported to have put the deceased animal in a plastic bag and then into a rucksack before walking off in the general direction of Church Street. The suspect is described as white, with a large...
A man has appeared in court accused of endangering the life of a parking warden in Edinburgh. Police said the 49-year-old attendant was rushed to the city's Royal Infirmary after a “serious assault” on Gorgie Road. Officers locked down the street near a McDonald's restaurant for several hours following the incident at 4.25pm on Monday, April 15. Parking enforcer NSL, which works for City of Edinburgh Council, confirmed one of its attendants was involved. Eamonn Gallagher, 38, of West Lothian,...
A man has been rushed to hospital following an alleged serious assault in Edinburgh as one person has been arrested. A large police presence was seen on Gorgie Road around 4.25pm on Monday, April 15, following reports of an attack. Paramedics also rushed to the scene and a 49-year-old man was taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment. Officers said a 38-year-old man has now been arrested and charged in connection with the incident. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A 38-year-old...
A workman has denied sexually assaulting a female flatmate - by claiming he was sleepwalking at the time of the alleged Edinburgh attack. Christopher Palmer, 30, is said to have pounced on the woman after walking into her bedroom in the middle of the night wearing just a jumper and boxer shorts. Palmer is then alleged to have grabbed the woman by the wrists before fondling her breast during the incident in a shared flat in Leith, in 2022. But the self-employed painter and decorator told a court...
The defendant has no previous convictions and cannot be named to protect the identity of his victim.
Wildman has inflammation of the brain, which requires regular hospitalisation for chemotherapy.
The 28-year-old was convicted of 10 counts of sexual assault following a trial at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in March.
A Tranent man was rushed to hospital on Sunday night after emergency services responded to reports regarding a concern for a person at a residential property. Police in East Lothian received a call shortly after 7pm on Sunday, April 14 to check on the welfare of a man at Coronation Place in Tranent. The man was later taken to hospital. Enquiries into the incident remain ongoing. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "At around 7.10pm on Sunday, April 14, police received a call regarding concern...
East Lothian police say they have identified a number of youths who were present at the time a community shelter was ‘damaged beyond repair’. It is understood that a deliberate fire was set on the evening of Saturday, March 30 at Lodge Grounds. The fire resulted in a wooden shelter being ‘damaged beyond repair’. Police say the young people in question ‘have been spoken to’ with their parents present. The shelter was purchased and maintained by North Berwick Youth Project (NBYP) for use by the...