More than 30,000 people have been convicted of crimes in Scotland - including almost 30 homicides - while on bail in a three-year stretch, new figures show.
Some 29 people have committed murder or culpable homicide while waiting to be prosecuted for another offence between 2017-18 and 2019-20, according to a freedom of information request by the Scottish Tories.
According to the figures, 31,211 people were convicted of a crime while on bail, with the figure jumping to 42,282 when those convicted of breaching their bail conditions were included.
