Father’s anger after serial internet troll is released from prison

The father of a missing man says he is “gobsmacked” an internet troll who repeatedly targeted his family has been released from prison.

Stewart Mcinroy has been granted leave pending an appeal.

The 27-year-old was given an eight-month prison sentence at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on June 1 after admitting sending Facebook messages to the family of missing Glenrothes man Allan Bryant’s family.

It was the second time he had targeted them since Allan disappeared from outside Styx nightclub in November 2013.

Mcinroy most recently sent a series of taunting private messages to the missing man’s father and sister Amy on March 7.

He previously admitted sending messages to Mr Bryant Sr, claiming to have tortured and killed his son, who remains missing.

Mr Bryant has hit out at the decision to release Mcinroy pending appeal and says has been told no special bail conditions are in place.

Mr Bryant said: “I’m gobsmacked. I can’t believe he’s been let out. I got a call from the Victim Support team telling me he had released from prison today.

“I actually called them back to make sure it wasn’t some kind of sick joke but it’s true. I just can’t believe it.

“He’ll be put in a scatter flat somewhere in Fife but it won’t take long to find out where he is.

“He’s just going to do the same thing again and start sending messages, he can’t help himself.

“He’s just on normal bail, there aren’t any special conditions stopping him from contacting me or any of my family.”

A spokesperson for the Judicial Office for Scotland said: “We can confirm that Stewart Mcinroy has been granted interim liberation pending his appeal.”

Stewart Mcinroy has been released from jail.