Limbs in loch accused arrives back in Britain

A man accused of killing a teenager whose severed body parts were found 60 miles apart has been extradited back to Britain to face trial.

William Beggs, 37, has arrived in Scotland from the Netherlands, and will appear in court charged in connection with the death of Barry Wallace.

The Netherlands Court of Justice in the Hague ordered Beggs to return to Britain to stand trial for the murder of 18-year-old supermarket worker Mr Wallace, who disappeared in December 1999 after a Christmas night out.

Police divers found his severed limbs a few days later in Loch Lomond, Stirlingshire. His head was discovered 60 miles away, on a beach in Troon, Ayrshire.

Beggs, who denies murdering Mr Wallace, had left for Holland by the time he was charged, in his absence, with abduction, murder and attempting to pervert the course of justice.

The charges started a legal battle which ended with the extradition decision.

There was a high-profile police presence at Edinburgh Airport, where it is understood Beggs arrived and he was taken to an undisclosed prison.

Beggs will appear in private before a sheriff, on petition. He is due to appear again at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court next week.