Inquiry will probe death of Johnstone-born killer
PLANS to open a Sainsbury’s Local at a shopping parade in Houston have been given the green light by Renfrewshire Council.
The company has landed planning permission for work at Crosslee Crescent which will mean changes to the layout of some of the shops there.
The proposals will see three of the units turned into one, with alterations made to the shopfront to allow for new sliding doors and a cash machine.
A FATAL accident inquiry is to be held into the death of Johnstone-born serial killer Peter Tobin.
The notorious murderer was serving a life sentence when he died at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (ERI) on October 8, 2022, at the age of 76.
Tobin had been an inmate at HMP Edinburgh when he was taken to hospital on September 9 that year, after a fall in his cell the previous night.
He was jailed for life for the murders of Angelika Kluk, Vicky Hamilton and Dinah McNicol.
Polish student Angelika, 23, was raped and murdered before her body was hidden under the floor of a Glasgow church in 2006.
The murders of 15-year-old schoolgirl Vicky, of Redding, near Falkirk, and Dinah, 18, from Essex,
In a report produced by the planning department, council officers said: “This application seeks planning permission for the erection of an extension to the rear of a shopping parade, including external alterations in association with the amalgamation of three existing units to form one larger unit.
“An existing hot food takeaway located at the end of the existing parade would remain in place.”
A resident raised concerns about the
both took place in 1991. Their bodies were found 17 years later, buried in the garden of Tobin’s former home in Margate, Kent.
Police believe he is responsible for the murders of other women because he had at least 40 aliases plans, including potential disturbance from deliveries, noise, traffic congestion and inappropriate parking.
However, in their assessment, officers said: “It is considered that the extension is of an acceptable design, scale and finish and would not have a detrimental impact on the property or surrounding area. It is also considered that the enclosed plant area would be a typical feature that would be present within a service yard area for a and 150 cars during his life.
Now the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI).
Tobin had been receiving palliative commercial property.
“The shopfront alterations are also considered to be appropriate and would be sympathetic to the building such that there would be no significant adverse impact on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
Council chiefs said the proposal was in line with the provisions of the development plan and gave the go-ahead but attached a condition relating to noise levels. care before his death as his health worsened.
He was monitored by GeoAmey officers at all times while in ERI.
The FAI, which is mandatory by law, will look into the cause of death, the circumstances in which it occurred, and will establish whether any reasonable precautions could have been taken to prevent it.
It also aims to minimise the risk of deaths in the future.
FAIs are used to establish facts, as opposed to attributing blame to an individual or group.
Procurator fiscal Andy Shanks, who leads on fatalities investigations for COPFS, said: “The Lord Advocate considers that the death of Peter Tobin occurred while in legal custody and, as such, a fatal accident inquiry is mandatory.
“The lodging of the first notice enables FAI proceedings to commence under the direction of the Sheriff.”