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| Fury at airgun killer home visits | Fury at airgun killer home visits |
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| The mother of a toddler murdered in an airgun attack in Glasgow has condemned home visits for her son's killer. | The mother of a toddler murdered in an airgun attack in Glasgow has condemned home visits for her son's killer. |
| Mark Bonini was jailed for at least 13 years for the murder of Andrew Morton. He was given an escorted visit last month to his see his dying grandfather. | Mark Bonini was jailed for at least 13 years for the murder of Andrew Morton. He was given an escorted visit last month to his see his dying grandfather. |
| Bonini has now been allowed to attend his grandfather's funeral on Thursday in the same church as Andrew's funeral. | |
| The Scottish Prison Service said it could not comment on individual inmates' cases. | The Scottish Prison Service said it could not comment on individual inmates' cases. |
| Bonini, 28, fatally wounded the two-year-old with an air rifle pellet in Craigend in March 2005. | Bonini, 28, fatally wounded the two-year-old with an air rifle pellet in Craigend in March 2005. |
| The thought of him being allowed inside the chapel where Andrew was buried sickens me Sharon McMillan | The thought of him being allowed inside the chapel where Andrew was buried sickens me Sharon McMillan |
| He was shot while being carried by his 13-year-old brother as they watched fire engines near their home. | He was shot while being carried by his 13-year-old brother as they watched fire engines near their home. |
| Bonini was sent to prison in 2005 and failed in an attempt to challenge his sentence earlier this year. | Bonini was sent to prison in 2005 and failed in an attempt to challenge his sentence earlier this year. |
| Sharon McMillan, Andrew's mother, told the BBC Scotland news website that she was given no notification of Bonini's visit by the authorities. | Sharon McMillan, Andrew's mother, told the BBC Scotland news website that she was given no notification of Bonini's visit by the authorities. |
| "I was so angry when I found out about the home visit - he shouldn't be allowed anywhere near here," she said. | "I was so angry when I found out about the home visit - he shouldn't be allowed anywhere near here," she said. |
| Mark Bonini was jailed for life last year | Mark Bonini was jailed for life last year |
| "I was never told that this could happen and the thought of him being allowed inside the chapel where Andrew was buried sickens me. | "I was never told that this could happen and the thought of him being allowed inside the chapel where Andrew was buried sickens me. |
| "My son and daughter keep asking me whether they'll see him on the way to school." | "My son and daughter keep asking me whether they'll see him on the way to school." |
| The Scottish Prison Service said a protocol existed which allowed prisoners to attend funerals and go on escorted home visits. | The Scottish Prison Service said a protocol existed which allowed prisoners to attend funerals and go on escorted home visits. |
| A spokesman said: "Prisoners are normally allowed compassionate visits if the prison governor receives medical advice that a close relative is dying. | A spokesman said: "Prisoners are normally allowed compassionate visits if the prison governor receives medical advice that a close relative is dying. |
| No obligation | No obligation |
| "They are also allowed to attend the funeral of close relatives, such as parents, grandparents, siblings, spouses and children. | "They are also allowed to attend the funeral of close relatives, such as parents, grandparents, siblings, spouses and children. |
| "They are escorted to funerals and visits by two Reliance officers." | "They are escorted to funerals and visits by two Reliance officers." |
| The spokesman said the prison service was under no obligation to notify victims or their families of escorted visits because the prisoner was still in custody. | The spokesman said the prison service was under no obligation to notify victims or their families of escorted visits because the prisoner was still in custody. |
| However, Ms McMillan said she felt let down by the system. | However, Ms McMillan said she felt let down by the system. |
| Andrew Morton was shot near his home in Craigend | Andrew Morton was shot near his home in Craigend |
| "If he'd done about 10 years of his sentence, I could understand him being allowed out if something tragic happens like a death in the family," she said. | "If he'd done about 10 years of his sentence, I could understand him being allowed out if something tragic happens like a death in the family," she said. |
| "But not when he's only served about a year of it. He's still a danger to the public. | "But not when he's only served about a year of it. He's still a danger to the public. |
| "It's just that I don't want that animal in the same chapel as my boy was in." | "It's just that I don't want that animal in the same chapel as my boy was in." |
| Ms McMillan said she had no issue with the funeral being held in the chapel. | Ms McMillan said she had no issue with the funeral being held in the chapel. |
| She said: "Mark Bonini's family have stayed here all their life as well, it's their chapel." | She said: "Mark Bonini's family have stayed here all their life as well, it's their chapel." |