Michael McArthur died in Dumfries Infirmary on April 11 last year
A fatal accident inquiry has been held into the death of a killer jailed for the brutal murder and butchering of a teenage Dumfries mum.
Following the inquiry at Dumfries Sheriff Court, Sheriff Kevin McCallum KC ruled that McArthur died of natural causes and that nothing could have been done to avoid his death.McArthur was caged for life at the High Court in Edinburgh in 2004 after being found guilty of murdering and then dismembering the body of 19-year-old Amy Anderson two years prior.
At the time of her murder, it was also speculated that the teenager was pregnant with her second child.Her pelvis was found more than a year later in November 2003 in a pond near the river.Speaking during his trial, McArthur said: ‘’I last saw her the Friday before she went missing. I was talking to her round at the Salvation Army.Jurors heard how evil McArthur suffocated the teenager and then went on to burn parts of her body after dissecting it.
Top news stories today He told McArthur: “You were convicted by the jury of a quite appalling murder.
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