The 'limbs in the loch' killer who raped a teenage boy before slicing him up has made another bid for freedom 25 years on.
William Beggs, 62, was convicted of luring Barry Wallace back to his Kilmarnock home in 1999 where he then killed him, dismembered his corpse and dumped his remains in Loch Lomond.
The 18-year-old's head was later found washed up on Barassie beach. Beggs was jailed for life in 2001 and told he would have to serve a minimum of 20 years before being considered for parole.
The killing came after he had previously been jailed for life for stabbing Barry Oldham, 28, to death in Yorkshire in 1987 and leaving his mutilated body on the moors. But his conviction was overturned 18 months into his life sentence and he was freed.
His lawyers now claim the Parole Board's decision not to release Beggs in February 2024 was incorrect and have asked judge Lady Drummond to quash the decision.
