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The sheriff, who heard the domestic abuse had gone on for several years, termed the behaviour ‘completely unacceptable’.
His heartbroken mum said: ‘We have been robbed of having Liam here today, and in all our tomorrows, and in sharing those dreams with him.’
A judge hailed the "bravery" of the women for reporting what they had suffered.
Police were involved in a three hour siege after a "Jekyll and Hyde character" barricaded himself into his mother's house and set several fires.
The incident happened at a property in Strathpeffer, Inverness Sheriff Court heard.
A Conon man has appeared in private on a charge of the attempted murder of a man in the Morrison's Daily store in Alness.
He was threatening to cut the man's throat, and said: 'I will slash your face' and called him 'a beast.'
He was threatening to cut the man's throat, and said: 'I will slash your face' and called him 'a beast.'
A woman who admitted conducting herself in a threatening manner towards a man in a Wester Ross village has been admonished.
A shop worker was struck on the head with a blade by a Ross-shire man who will be sentenced next week.
Sheriff Ian Cruickshank heard details of the tragic case and told the court how he will deal with sentencing.
He faced two charges of assaulting officers, one to injury and impairment and another of threatening or abusive behaviour.
The 19-year-old targeted the Esso Kessock garage then made a getaway in a stolen motor.
The killer who was sentenced to serve at least 28 years behind bars will also appeal the severity of that sentence.
A brutal killer was jailed for life after murdering his brother-in-law during a crime spree that brought carnage to rural communities.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard the 61-year-old man maintained he was innocent of any wrongdoing.
‘He was born with it and from his childhood he has had no practical assistance whatsoever,’ said the defence counsel.
Police suspected a 28-year-old Ross-shire driver was under the influence of drugs after they pulled over his vehicle for a routine check.
He ran off after the collision, but he left his passenger who told the police who he was.
"He had a deep-rooted resentment against two men. He began to take steps to prepare for a violent attack”, the prosecutor told a jury.
