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Serial killer Peter Tobin slashed in Edinburgh Prison | Serial killer Peter Tobin slashed in Edinburgh Prison |
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Convicted serial killer Peter Tobin has been taken to hospital after being slashed in prison. | Convicted serial killer Peter Tobin has been taken to hospital after being slashed in prison. |
The 68-year-old, who is originally from Glasgow, was attacked in HMP Edinburgh on Wednesday. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening. | The 68-year-old, who is originally from Glasgow, was attacked in HMP Edinburgh on Wednesday. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening. |
A 30-year-old man has been reported to the procurator fiscal. | |
Tobin is serving three life sentences for murdering Polish student Angelika Kluk, Scots schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton and Essex teenager Dinah McNicol. | Tobin is serving three life sentences for murdering Polish student Angelika Kluk, Scots schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton and Essex teenager Dinah McNicol. |
A Police Scotland statement said: "Police Scotland can confirm that a 30-year-old man has been reported to the procurator fiscal in connection with a serious assault on a 68-year-old man at HMP Edinburgh." | |
The incident happened at about 12.30. | |
Tobin was convicted of murdering 23-year-old Ms Kluk at a church in Glasgow in 2006. | Tobin was convicted of murdering 23-year-old Ms Kluk at a church in Glasgow in 2006. |
The following year, the bodies of 18-year-old Ms McNicol, from Essex, and Ms Hamilton, 15, from Redding in Falkirk, were found in the garden of Tobin's former home in Margate, Kent. | The following year, the bodies of 18-year-old Ms McNicol, from Essex, and Ms Hamilton, 15, from Redding in Falkirk, were found in the garden of Tobin's former home in Margate, Kent. |
In 2006, Strathclyde Police set up Operation Anagram to establish whether Tobin could be linked to or ruled out of other crimes. | In 2006, Strathclyde Police set up Operation Anagram to establish whether Tobin could be linked to or ruled out of other crimes. |
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