Dundee

A woman with a long record of violent offending has been jailed for killing a ninety seven year old Dundee man after forcing her way into his home and demanding money. The High Court in Edinburgh ruled that Tandy Swinton, aged forty four, caused the fatal injuries that led to the death of William Lambie in May last year.

Swinton was convicted of culpable homicide after prosecutors showed that she pushed the frail pensioner to the floor during the confrontation in April. Mr Lambie, described as vulnerable and slight in build, never recovered from the injuries he suffered in the …