A vile rapist who attacked two young girls has died in Saughton prison, authorities have confirmed.
The Record reports how the body of David Ferguson was found in HMP Edinburgh on Saturday, June 4.
He was serving a 10-year sentence for sexually abusing the two girls - one as young as six or seven.
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The 67-year-old was initially handed a 10-year sentence in 2015 after being found guilty of a campaign of sexual abuse at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
While serving at HMP Edinburgh, he was sentenced to a further 10 years behind bars in August 2021 for the sexual abuse of two more victims - one when the victim was a teenager, and the other a child.
A trial at Edinburgh High Court found him guilty of three sexual offences, including rape and attempted murder committed between October 1988 and August 2010 in Fife.
The first rape took place at a house in Ballingry when he attacked a victim who was sleeping.
He went on to attack and molest the woman again at a property in Cowdenbeath.
The second victim was aged just six or seven when the sexual abuse began.
Police Scotland have been advised of the death and the matter reported to the Procurator Fiscal.
A Fatal Accident Inquiry will be held in due course.
A spokesperson from the Scottish Prison Service said: "David Ferguson, 67, a prisoner from HMP Edinburgh has died on June 4, 2022.
"He was sentenced at Aberdeen High Court in 2015.
"Police Scotland have been advised and the matter reported to the Procurator Fiscal.
"A Fatal Accident Inquiry will be held in due course."
