procurator fiscal

It said the procurator fiscal had decided against bringing Ms Docherty before a court and if she accepted the warning she would not be prosecuted.

There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

He previously worked as a prosecutor in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, where he was one of the prosecutors during the Lockerbie bombing trial which led to Abdelbaset al-Megrahi being convicted in 2001.

In these negotiations, a procurator fiscal can accept some not guilty pleas if the accused admits other charges.

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service says plea deals avoid the need for a trial and the stress of witnesses having to give evidence.