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Judge calls for fatal accident inquiries into Scots who die abroad

Fatal accident inquiries should be available for Scots who die abroad, a review of the law has found.

The recommendation was set out by retired senior judge Lord Cullen, who has been looking into the 33-year-old legislation since the review was ordered in March last year.

No basis exists in Scots law for the Lord Advocate to investigate deaths outside of Scotland.