Lawyer Donald Findlay Âhandcuffed himself preparing a murder case before realising he had no key
The advocate was left fuming at the Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh with a set of cuffs attached to his wrist and ankle.
Donald Findlay
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Bookshop Set in 1962 Los Angeles, Buchananâs terrific debut and series launch introduces Jim Keegan, a journalist turned private investigator. Keegan is in a funk. His mother has just died, and the death of Marilyn Monroe is very much in the news. He wonât accept a secretive new client offering a suspiciously fat fee for finding a young woman somewhere in L.A. with only a set of photographs to go on. The next day, Keegan spots the woman in the property neighboring his motherâs Hollywood home: sheâs Eve Ormsby-Cutler, the niece of actor Nigel Ormsby, who owns the house. It turns out Eve also wants to hire Keeganâto protect her from some kind of stalkerâbut he helps her for free, and gives her his pistol for protection. When she kills Nigel when he arrives home unexpectedly, Keegan helps Eve cover up her involvement, and the police quickly, and reasonably, point the finger at the PI. Noir fans will recognize the femme fatale trope and the outlines o
Distracted driver jailed for killing 84-year-old pedestrian in Glasgow
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A driver who knocked down and killed an 84-year-old pedestrian as she crossed the road has been jailed for four years.
Graeme Flynn, 29, was distracted by a radio traffic report seconds before the fatal collision.
Flynn took his eye off the road and his Mercedes hit Grace Stiven as she crossed Jamaica Street in Glasgow in May 2018.
Mrs Stiven died in hospital the next day.
Flynn, of Fallin, Stirling, was convicted of death by dangerous driving after a jury trial.
He was also banned from driving for 10 years. Tragic consequences
Driver distracted by traffic report caged for mowing down Scots granny in 9mph horror crash
Graeme Flynn was distracted by a radio traffic report just seconds before the fatal impact.
Graeme Flynn at the High Court in Glasgow (Image: Spindrift)
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