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Alan McEwen

'Too dangerous for the dock' inmate sues jail bosses for £30k after deliberately swallowing pen

One of Scotland’s most dangerous inmates sued prison bosses for £30,000 after deliberately swallowing a pen.

Tiffany Scott suffered a ­perforated bowel after the incident in Edinburgh’s Saughton Prison five years ago.

But the court bid ­backfired after a sheriff dismissed her claim and ordered her to pay legal expenses expected to run into thousands of pounds.

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