A fugitive paedophile who fled Scotland after being convicted of possessing indecent photos of children has been jailed.
27.10.2022 - 20:35 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The brother of a woman who died by suicide in a young offender's institution has accused the authorities of continuing to let down his sister.
Scott Allan argues that the Scottish Prison Service has not been held accountable after his sister, Katie, died in 2018 at the age of 21. He has shared his grief after Katie took her own life in a cell in Polmont while serving a sentence for a driving offence.
He and his parents, together with the brother of William Lindsay, 16, who also killed himself in the same institution, met senior figures from the Crown Office in Edinburgh on Thursday. After talks with Principal Crown Counsel Ashley Edwards KC, the families hit out, with lawyer Aamer Anwar alleging there has been "no justice" for them.
Speaking publicly for the first time following the death of his sister, Mr Allan said: "What the Scottish criminal justice system has taken from my family is beyond words. Since Katie's death, I have lost more than a sister, I have lost my dearest friend, I have lost hope in the 'state', and I have lost what remained of my childhood.
"The hatred I feel towards those responsible for Katie's death is one that lingers even now. The state has taken from me my sister, but once again today it continues to fail Katie by failing to hold to account the Scottish Prison Service."
After the meeting, Mr Anwar said the families had been told the Crown Office "believes that there was credible and reliable evidence of a breach" of health and safety legislation in relation to the two deaths. But he added that Crown immunity "means there can be no prosecution of the Scottish ministers and therefore no justice for their families".
Mr Anwar said while processes could allow for a "Crown censure of the Scottish
A fugitive paedophile who fled Scotland after being convicted of possessing indecent photos of children has been jailed.
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