A woman whose brother strangled their mother to death has criticised the Scottish government for failing to close a legal loophole which has let him control his victim’s £500,000 estate for eight years.
Lorraine Taggart Bristow is calling on MSPs to change the law which allows Ross Taggart to legally remain in sole charge of their mum Carol-Anne’s estate. Taggart, 38, attacked his 54-year-old mum at the home they shared in Dunfermline and hid her body under a caravan.
He then sparked a missing person inquiry by claiming to police she had stormed out of the house after a row. He was jailed for a minimum of 18 years at the High Court in Edinburgh after being found guilty of the December 2014 murder.
