Scots beauty queen's 'relief' as violent ex who tried to kill her in Spain has move to Scotland denied

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A former beauty queen left for dead by her violent ex has spoken of her relief after hearing that Spanish authorities rejected his bid to be repatriated to Scotland.William McDonald, from Rutherglen, Glasgow, was convicted of trying to kill one-time Miss Scotland finalist Mhairi Campbell after he stabbed her three times at his holiday home in Alicante in July 2017.The Record reported on Friday that the brute, 63, had recently asked to return to Scotland to serve the remainder of his 15-year sentence, but has since learned that McDonald's request has been denied.After hearing the news, Mhairi, 62, said: "I'm so relieved.

The thought of him being in Scotland was very scary and I just want to keep him as far away as possible."The Spanish authorities will not repatriate for violent crimes, including; murder, rape, and attempted murder, so they've rejected his request."The fact that there is a precedent for not repatriating for violent crimes in Spain shows the arrogance of this man who still tried to appeal."But it's still great to see he finally can't do anything more.

He has to serve that sentence there."McDonald has been held in Spain since 2018 after he was detained in Scotland on a European Arrest Warrant before being handed a prison sentence in 2021.Last year, Mhairi told how she went "through hell" when he appealed his conviction at the Spanish Supreme court and tried to get charges dropped down to change his sentence to attempted homicide.Mhairi, who is currently living in a safe house, said she now just wants to get on with her life after the "emotional turmoil" McDonald's latest request has caused her.She continued: "I am living in a safe house and I've been taken off the census.