Elaine Lannery, 39, told a jury at the High Court in Glasgow she was "heartbroken" after cops revealed she was being charged with various alleged offences including rape and attempted murder.

Iain Owens, 45; Elaine Lannery, 39; Lesley Williams, 41; Paul Brannan, 41; Scott Forbes, 50; Barry Watson, 47; and John Clark, 46, were all convicted of a string of sex crimes towards children ...

Seven men and four women in Glasgow, Scotland, are facing charges for allegedly running a sex ring in which they abused three children over the course of a decade from January 2010 to March 2020.

Glasgow comedy royalty Elaine C. Smith has been granted the city’s highest honour. The Mary Doll actress and dame of Glasgow comedy is just the seventh woman in 225 years to be granted the ...

From left to right: Iain Owens, Elaine Lannery, Lesley Williams, Barry Watson, Scott Forbes, Paul Brannan, Marianne Gallagher and John Clark. Gallagher was convicted of assault but cleared of ...

Child abusers (top left-right) Iain Owens, Elaine Lannery, Lesley Williams, Barry Watson, (bottom left-right) Scott Forbes, Paul Brannan, John Clark. (James Chapelard for The Independent) The ...

The people who were found guilty were (clockwise, from the centre): Iain Owens, Elaine Lannery, Scott Forbes, Paul Brannan, Lesley Williams, Barry Watson and John Clark The seven members of one of ...

Iain Owens, 45, and Elaine Lannery, 39, were both convicted of attempted murder and multiple counts of assault, sexual assault, rape and causing a child to ingest drugs and alcohol.

Owens and Lannery were convicted of multiple counts of assault, sexual assault, rape and causing a child to ingest drugs and alcohol, and were jailed for 20 years and 17 years respectively.

Iain Owens, 46, Elaine Lannery, 40, Lesley Williams, 43, Paul Brannan, 42, Scott Forbes, 51, Barry Watson, 48, and John Clark, 48, were each handed an order for lifelong restriction (OLR) for ...

In November 2023, seven members of the ring were found guilty of abusing three children after Glasgow High Court heard how they held “child rape nights” inside the property, which became a drugs den ...