A double child killer has had his latest bid for freedom rejected.
Alexander Millar has been locked up since bludgeoning John McMonigle, 13, and his sister Irene, 12, in 1976.
Their sister Liz McMonigle, who discovered their bodies, was notified that a mental health tribunal determined the 71-year-old still posed a risk of “serious harm” and should stay detained in hospital.
Liz, 53, who suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after the death of her brother and sister, criticised the system that allows dangerous patients such as Millar to try for release from secure care every two years.
She was informed of Millar’s most recent freedom bid in Jaunary and had to endure a two-month wait before being told the panel’s decision.
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Liz said: “The wait was agonising for me and the family.
“What he did was disgusting. He’s dangerous and the thought of him ever being freed made me physically sick.
“It’s only been two years since the last appeal and it sets us back every time – it’s torture for us.”
The law changed 15 years ago to ensure restricted patients – offenders with a mental disorder – are referred to a tribunal every two years.
They can order no change or a conditional or complete discharge into the community.
The tribunal stated: “As a result of the patient’s mental disorder, it’s necessary, to protect any other person from serious harm, for the patient to be detained in hospital.”
Millar was held at the State Hospital at Carstairs in Lanarkshire for almost 30 years following his crime before being transferred to a psychiatric unit in Ayrshire.
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In January 1976, he tied up John and Irene, gagged them and beat them to death after breaking into their house in Govan, Glasgow, to steal a TV.
The killer also indecently assaulted Irene.
He was charged with murder but admitted culpable homicide on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Millar was ordered to be detained without limit of time at the High Court in May 1976.
