❌NATALIE HERRON – GLENMAVIS, AIRDRIE❌
📍 Location: Glenmavis, Airdrie
- Possession of obscene material involving torture of monkeys
- Distribution of obscene animal cruelty media
✅ Guilty plea entered at Airdrie Sheriff Court on May 13, 2025
⏳ Sentenced: 2 years and 3 months in prison on June 10, 2025
📝 CASE SUMMARY:
Natalie Herron, 39, was sentenced at Airdrie Sheriff Court after pleading guilty to possessing and distributing online content depicting the torture and murder of monkeys — the first conviction of its kind in Scotland. Her actions spanned from December 2021 to September 2022 and were discovered as part of a National Wildlife Crime Unit and National Crime Agency operation.
The footage was described as “among the most atrocious” ever encountered by investigators. The case sets a precedent in Scotland for prosecuting animal cruelty committed abroad but distributed locally.
Despite the gravity of the case, Police Scotland has withheld the offender’s address and other details, drawing criticism for shielding abusers from public accountability.
🔗 RELATED CONVICTIONS:
Two other women involved in the international monkey torture syndicate were sentenced in England in November 2024 — one to two years and another to 15 months in prison.
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