Peter Tobin: FAI into death of serial killer to be held in September
Peter Tobin was serving life sentences for the murders of Angelika Kluk, 23, Vicky Hamilton, 15, and Dinah McNicol, 18, when he died at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in October 2022.
Monday 27 May 2024 14:01, UK
A fatal accident inquiry into the death of Scottish serial killer Peter Tobin will begin in September, it has been confirmed.
Tobin, 76, was serving a whole-life order for three murders when he died on 8 October 2022 at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
The killer had been an inmate at HMP Edinburgh when he was taken to hospital on 9 September 2022 following a fall in his cell the previous night.
Tobin had been receiving palliative care as his health worsened and was monitored by officers from security firm GeoAmey at all times up until his death.
His ashes were later scattered at sea.
At a brief virtual hearing before Sheriff McCarron on Monday, all parties confirmed they were ready to proceed and a date of 17 September 2024 was set for the FAI to begin.
The FAI, which is mandatory by law, will look into the cause of Tobin's death, the circumstances in which it occurred, and will establish whether any reasonable precautions could have been taken to prevent the death.
It aims to minimise the risk of future deaths in similar circumstances.
Unlike criminal proceedings, FAIs are inquisitorial in nature, and are used to establish facts rather than to apportion blame.
Tobin was serving life sentences for the murders of Angelika Kluk, 23, Vicky Hamilton, 15, and Dinah McNicol, 18.
Polish student Ms Kluk was raped and murdered, with her body hidden under the floor of a Glasgow church in 2006.
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Tap hereIn 2007, an investigation into Tobin led to the discovery of the bodies of Ms Hamilton and Ms McNicol in the garden of his former home in Margate, Kent.
Schoolgirl Ms Hamilton was last seen in February 1991 as she waited for a bus home to Redding, near Falkirk.
Essex teen Ms McNicol disappeared in August of the same year after accepting a ride while hitchhiking home from a music festival in Hampshire. Her friend was dropped off by the man, but she was never seen again.
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Tobin has long been suspected by police of murdering several other women as he lived under more than 40 aliases and had over 150 cars in his life.
However, he died without admitting to any other crimes.