Welcome to Thursday evening’s briefing. Today’s top stories on the Daily Record website include: mum cleared of unsolved murder brutally beaten, Hermes delivery driver sacked and Scots dog owners savaged by new puppy.
Here are the main headlines from today. A mother cleared of an unsolved murder was left in a pool of blood after her former lover tracked her down and subjected her to a brutal beating with a wooden pole.
Angela Newlands' skull was clearly visible after Tommy Doyle repeatedly struck her so hard that chunks of flesh were gouged out during the Valentine's Day attack.Newlands had been in a violent relationship with Doyle and believed she had escaped his clutches after spending time in a refuge before being re-housed in a 'safe'
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