Robbie Macintosh: Last News

A man who bludgeoned a dog-walker with a dumb-bell while out on early release is due for a parole hearing that could see him set free from prison after serving just five years. Robbie McIntosh brutally attacked Linda McDonald as she walked in woods near her Dundee home in August 2017.

A violent killer who battered a woman with a dumb-bell and left her for dead in woods will not be released early on parole.

A Dundee woman who was nearly beaten to death by a convicted killer as she walked her dog has launched a campaign to help victims and change parole laws.

A North Ayrshire woman was left "badly upset" after bogus workmen claimed they were at her home to check the boiler.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA 42-year-old man remains in hospital after being struck by a weapon and bitten by a dog in a savage attack earlier this morning.Police are appealing for information after the man was seriously injured when he was attacked by an unknown assailant and also bitten by a dog at around 2.30am this morning (Thursday).He was walking through the back courts of flats between Victoria Street and James Street, Ayr.The victim was then taken by ambulance to Ayr Hospital where he remains for treatment for leg and head injuries.Medical staff describe his condition as stable.Detective Constable Robbie McIntosh, Ayr CID, said: “Our enquiries are at an early