Moray court round-up with cases heard at Elgin, Inverness and Edinburgh
Prominent court cases relating to Moray during the past week
Man jailed for life for 'exceptionally brutal' murder of Kiesha Donaghy[1] A vicious killer who beat a woman to death in an "exceptionally savage attack" in her own home has been jailed for life. Owen Grant repeatedly bludgeoned Elgin mum-of-two Kiesha Donaghy with a weapon, such as a claw hammer, in the fatal attack.
Senior carer who thrusted groin towards receptionist's head ordered to pay thousands in compensation[3] A senior social care worker who thrusted his groin towards a colleague's head multiple times before later making sexually explicit remarks has been ordered to pay thousands in compensation. Trevor Munro, 59, targeted a woman he worked with at Anderson's Care Home in Elgin in November 2022.
Wrench-wielding driver smashed car with young family inside in A96 rage[5]
A man who launched an attack in front of a young family on the A96 has been ordered to carry out unpaid work.
Keith resident Brandon Sharp, 24, appeared at Elgin Sheriff Court regarding the incident on October 21 last year. Man charged over A96 bus and van crash[7] A man has been charged following a crash involving a Stagecoach bus and NHS Highland van that left three people in hospital.
The crash, which occurred on the A96 between Elgin and Alves at around 1pm on Tuesday, May 20, left both vehicles off the road and demolished a drystone wall. Moray man avoids jail after harassing ex-partner and her mother[9] A man who repeatedly harassed his ex-partner and her mother in the weeks following a sudden breakup has avoided a jail sentence.
Alistair Mackintosh, 35, of Forres, was sentenced at Elgin Sheriff Court on Thursday for a range of incidents between January and February this year.
Man claims he has little memory of fracturing partner's eye socket due to mental health 'blackouts'[11] A man who punched his former partner in the face, fracturing her eye socket, has been ordered to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work.
Liam Thomson, 23, appeared at Elgin Sheriff Court following an incident at a property he shared with his partner and their children in Mosstodloch. Son faces charges of murdering his mother and attempting to kill another man[13]
A 30-year-old man appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court on Tuesday accused of murdering his mother and attempting to murder another man with knives.
Thomas Fraser, from Inverness, who was represented by his solicitor Marc Dickson, made no plea, was committed for further examination and remanded in custody by Sheriff Eilidh Macdonald. Elgin High Street 'machete' attack youth spared detention due to 'exceptional circumstances'[15] A youth who left another teenager needing stitches after attacking him with a machete-style blade did so "as a last resort", it has been claimed.
The accused, who is now aged 17, avoided a period of detention due to the "very exceptional circumstances" of the case.
Domestic abuser jailed over three-year campaign of violence[17] A domestic abuser who repeatedly tried to throttle his partner during a three year campaign of violent and aggressive behaviour has been jailed.
Ben Brown of Old Bridge Court, Forres, was imprisoned for two years at Inverness Sheriff Court over the offences. Pensioner who asked '14-year-old girl' for photographs is sentenced[19]
A pensioner who asked a '14-year-old girl' for photographs of herself has been placed on the Sex Offenders Register.
Duncan Moir, of Bede Road, Rathven, near Buckie, made explicit sexual remarks online to what he believed was a 14-year-old - but was actually an adult from a paedophile hunter group.
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References
- ^ Man jailed for life for 'exceptionally brutal' murder of Kiesha Donaghy (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ HERE (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ Senior carer who thrusted groin towards receptionist's head ordered to pay thousands in compensation (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ HERE (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ Wrench-wielding driver smashed car with young family inside in A96 rage (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ HERE (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ Man charged over A96 bus and van crash (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ HERE (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ Moray man avoids jail after harassing ex-partner and her mother (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ HERE (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ Man claims he has little memory of fracturing partner's eye socket due to mental health 'blackouts' (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ HERE (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ Son faces charges of murdering his mother and attempting to kill another man (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ HERE (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ Elgin High Street 'machete' attack youth spared detention due to 'exceptional circumstances' (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ HERE (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ Domestic abuser jailed over three-year campaign of violence (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ HERE (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ Pensioner who asked '14-year-old girl' for photographs is sentenced (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ HERE (www.northern-scot.co.uk)
- ^ View our fact sheet on court reporting here (www.northern-scot.co.uk)