A fatal accident investigation will be launched into the death of serial killer Peter Tobin.
Tobin, 76, is serving a life sentence for three murders. Died on October 8, 2022.
But police have long suspected the killer of several other women because he used more than 40 aliases and owned more than 150 cars during his lifetime.
He was a prisoner at HMP Edinburgh on 9 September 2022, having fallen in his cell the night before and was taken to hospital.
Tobin has been receiving palliative care at the Royal Infirmary. Edinburgh As his health deteriorated, officials from security firm GeoAmey monitored him until his death.
His ashes were later scattered into the sea.
Tobin is serving a life sentence for the murders of Angelika Kluk, 23, Vicky Hamilton, 15, and Dinah McNicol, 18.
Angelica Crook, Vicki Hamilton and Dinah McNichol. Image: PA
Polish student Ms Kruk was raped and murdered, her body hidden under the floor of an apartment Glasgow Church in 2006.
In 2007, an investigation into Tobin led to the discovery of the bodies of Ms Hamilton and Ms McNichol in the garden of his former home in Margate, Kent.
Schoolgirl Ms Hamilton was last seen waiting for a bus to her home in Reading, near Falkirk, in February 1991.
In August of the same year, Essex teenager Ms McNicholl disappeared after hitchhiking home from a music festival in Hampshire. Her friend was sent away by the man but she was never seen again.
The bodies of Ms Hamilton and Ms McNichol were found in the garden of Tobin’s former Margate home. Image: PA
Although Tobin was suspected of being responsible for other killings, he did not admit to any other crimes after his death.
The Crown Office and Crown Prosecution Fiscal Service (COPFS) have now issued a first notice to commence court proceedings for a Fatal Accident Investigation (FAI) into his death.
Tobin, 2007. Image source: PA
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The FAI is required by law to investigate the cause of death, the circumstances in which the death occurred and determine whether any reasonable precautions could have been taken to prevent the death.
The aim is to minimize the risk of death in similar circumstances in the future.
Unlike criminal prosecutions, FAIs are inquisitorial in nature and are used to establish facts rather than assign blame.
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A preliminary inquiry hearing will be held at Edinburgh Magistrates’ Court on May 27.
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