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died behind bars. Darrin Callander punched, kicked and stamped on a frail pal Brian Scott and left him to die at a property in Dumfries in April 2013.
Now the 49-year-old killer has died while serving a life sentence at HMP Shotts near Glasgow. An inquiry will be held into the circumstances of his death at a later stage.Homeless Callander was jailed for a minimum of 14 and a half years after admitting murdering 54-year-old Brian, known as Tucker, at an address in the town’s Gilbert Circle.The
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iOS - Android An inquiry will be held into the circumstances of his death at a later stage.Callander was jailed for a minimum of 14-and-a-half years after admitting murdering Brian, 54 at an address in the town.Brian suffered injuries including smashed ribs, a ruptured spleen, fractured vertebrae and brain damage.