Sex killing inquiry says foreign nationals should disclose convictions
An independent investigation into how a sex offender from Ireland was free to rape and murder a mother-of-three has recommended a change in the law be considered to compel offenders to disclose their convictions when entering the country.
An independent investigation into how a sex offender from Ireland was free to rape and murder a mother-of-three has recommended a change in the law be considered to compel offenders to disclose their convictions when entering the country.
Patrick Rea, 42, strangled Mary McLaren and dumped the 34-year-old's body in undergrowth after meeting her at a Dundee nightclub in 2010.
He was jailed for a minimum of 20 years following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh last year. He was also placed on the sex offenders' register indefinitely.
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