A date has been set for an inquiry into the prison death of a killer who butchered a teenage mum and dumped her body parts.
Michael McArthur was serving life for the murder of Amy Anderson when he was found dead by prison guards.
Amy was just 19-years-old when she met a horrific end at the hands of the drifter on waste ground near the River Leven in Alexandria. He dismembered her body, and her torso was later found on the banks of the river in May 2002.
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McArthur was eventually found guilty of Amy's murder and sentenced to life in behind bars by the High Court in Edinburgh two years later, where he remained until his death in April last year aged 74.
Now, a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the circumstances surrounding his death at HMP Dumfries will be held later this year.
Amy was a college student and gave birth to a baby girl when she was 18. But, she became addicted to heroin and ended up on the streets.
During McArthur's trial he claimed to have become a "father figure" to the young woman and let her sleep in the derelict container where he lived in Alexandria. He also claimed she was pregnant at the time.
Jurors were told that Amy was suffocated, dissected and her body parts burned before being dumped.
Her pelvis was found in 2003 in a pond near the river, but her head, arms and legs have never been recovered.
The FAI will be held at Dumfries Sheriff Court on on Friday, March 3.
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