Limbs-in-the-loch killer William Beggs has lost a bid to win an interim court order against prison authorities as they seek to tackle the fire risk posed by the mountain of paperwork stored in his cell.
Beggs, 48, is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of teenager Barry Wallace in 1999 in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.
The 18-year-old victim's severed limbs were later recovered from Loch Lomond and his head was found on Barassie Beach, near Troon, in South Ayrshire.
Beggs was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison for the murder.
Since being jailed he has been involved in a number of actions, including a court bid to win the right to vote.
But earlier this year prison authorities at Glenochil jail, in Clackmannanshire, told him they had decided to take action over his paperwork.
The Court of Session in Edinburgh heard that he was told he could sort out the papers and keep a boxful in his cell with others stored in a filing cabinet that he could have daily access to.
The judge said prison authorities have to address "an acknowledged fire risk". He refused to grant an interim interdict preventing them implementing the decision.
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