The decision not to release one of Scotland’s longest serving prisoners who was jailed for the brutal killing of a Glasgow lawyer has been ruled ‘unfair’. Dean Ryan was just 17-years-old when he was convicted of murdering Procurator Fiscal Marshall Stormonth and setting his body on fire in 1994, alongside his brother Steven, 21.
He was handed a life sentence with a punishment period of eight years and eventually released on licence in 2010. But the killer was hauled back into custody after being convicted of various offences, including theft by housebreaking, and handed an additional four month prison term.
During a second licence release, Ryan was recalled to jail after being accused of raping two women in August 2017. He was later acquitted of these charges by a jury. In March 2022, the Parole Board of Scotland refused his latest freedom bid after ruling that he still posed a risk to the safety of the general public.
