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Ruth Suter

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Scots murderer who killed own son after stabbing him in chest dies behind bars - The Untold Story

A man who murdered his teenage son after knifing him through the chest over two decades ago has died in jail.

Edward Simpson had been serving a sentence at HMP Castle Huntly near Perth where he was found dead on Friday, March 18.

The 55-year-old was found guilty of the brutal killing of his 18-year-old son, also named Edward, in November 2001.

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