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Wanted for 18-Year-Old's Dismemberment & Murder Jailing Ends the Largest Manhunt in Scottish History |
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Compiled By GayToday
Amsterdam, The Netherlands—William Beggs, who fled Scottish police nearly two weeks ago after it became apparent to him they were on his trail, has turned himself in at the Foreign Police office, on Johan Huizingalaan Street, accompanied by a lawyer. Beggs is wanted for questioning about the dismemberment and murder of Barry Wallace, 18, of Kilmarnock, Scotland. The teenager's head and leg were found 50 miles apart. Beggs, 36, is known to have had relationships with other young men, and one reports that although the fugitive was warm and friendly prior to sex, that afterwards he seemed to blame his partner and to become surly and uncommunicative. The partner believed he hated the fact that he was gay and might be given to striking back at young men that he initially found attractive. Police in the United Kingdom will have to wait for his return to British soil —perhaps as long as six months—if Beggs decides to fight extradition and deportation in the Dutch courts. In the meantime, he is in jail. Strathclyde Police, Interpol and Europol were all involved in the search for the wanted man, and had been concentrating their energies in France at the time of his surrender. He was familiar with Holland after having traveled there with students from his first year computer classes at Paisley University. Dutch police said Beggs remained calm while turning himself over to authorities. Robert Black, a legal expert from Edinburgh University, explained that the British Government would need to state their case for extradition in a Dutch court. Black told Scottish reporters that if Dutch authorities agree with Britain that he should be returned to his homeland, Beggs could still appeal their decision and extend the extradition process by several months. The parents of the murdered boy, Barry Wallace, refused to discuss the case with the media, under advisement from local police. How Beggs managed to escape from Great Britain without detection remains a mystery. |
