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Notorious paedophile prison pal of US fugitive Nicolas Rossi testifies in extradition case

William King, currently serving six years over horrific abuse of three youngsters, is held in Edinburgh’s Saughton Prison alongside Rossi.

Daily Record · Jun 30, 2023

Scots paedophile monster scarred in prison razor blade attack by serial slasher

Damien McCann, whose wife filmed him raping a young girl, was permanently disfigured after attack by inmate at Saughton Prison.

Daily Record · Mar 22, 2023

Serial killer Peter Tobin's body 'searched for explosives' and 'hazards' after death

The evil 76-year-old was understood to have been suffering from cancer during his final years in Saughton Prison, Edinburgh, with the families of some of his victim's pleading for information before he died in pain

Edinburgh Live · Nov 26, 2022

Family who say Edinburgh prisoner Peter Tobin murdered daughter claim evidence was destroyed

Tobin, currently serving three life sentences in Saughton Prison, Edinburgh, was convicted of three murders between 1991 and 2006, although many believe he is responsible for more killings.

Edinburgh Live · May 11, 2022

Family of Scot who died after being brutally restrained by jail guards given fresh hope of answers

Allan Marshall died in March 2015 after being brutally restrained by prison officers at the capital’s Saughton Prison.

Daily Record · Mar 6, 2022

Deaths in Scots prisons are on the rise as shock figures confirm 'worst fears' of grieving families

Scottish prison deaths in recent years include the death of 21-year-old Katie Allan at Polmont Young Offenders Institute in 2018, and the death of Allan Marshall in 2015 after he was restrained by prison officers during a struggle at Saughton Prison.

Daily Record · Jan 22, 2022