The body of serial killer and rapist Peter Tobin has been cremated and dumped at sea after he died in hospital and no family claimed his remains - costing the taxpayer nearly £700.
Edinburgh City Council is believed to have arranged for the body of the infamous murderer to be cremated on Thursday 13 October after he died days earlier, chained to his hospital bed after years of ill health.
It has now been revealed that Tobin's funeral was paid for with taxpayer money.
