Peter Tobin had multiple health issues after falling and breaking his leg in his cell at HMP Edinburgh.
Serial killer Peter Tobin was suffering from dementia, vascular disease and prostate cancer and had contracted pneumonia when he died in 2022, a fatal accident inquiry has heard.
Tobin was diagnosed with suspected prostate cancer in 2016 but was unwilling to undergo further testing.He had also suffered strokes and mini-strokes, chest pain and general confusion, and used a wheelchair and walking stick because of mobility issues. Principal procurator fiscal Stuart Brown told the inquiry that a palliative care team took over his care."Mr Tobin was informed that his general condition was declining and it was unlikely he would be discharged from hospital."A month after his admission, GeoAmey security officers who were monitoring Tobin alerted medical staff when his breathing stopped.
only revealed to have been a serial killer after the remains of his final victim, Ms Kluk, were found under the floor of a churchA UK-wide investigation later tied him to the killings of 15-year-old Vicky Hamilton and 16-year-old Dinah McNicol, who both disappeared in 1991.He is suspected of having been been involved in the murders of several other women.
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