A man who failed to appear for trial after being accused of killing his own mother has been found dead in Spain.
Sean Flynn was due to appear at the High Court in Scotland charged with murdering Louise Tiffney 19 years ago.
The 38-year-old failed to appear and a warrant for his arrest was issued on Tuesday (October 19).
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According to his solicitor, Flynn was found dead after taking his own life.
In a statement, solicitor Aamer Anwar said he was advised on Friday morning that Flynn “was according to the police found dead in Spain, after taking his own life”.
He added: “Until recently Mr Flynn had resided in Berlin.
“Any loss of life is a tragedy, Sean Flynn’s next of kin has been informed and there will be no further comment.”
Ms Tiffney, 43, disappeared after leaving her home in Dean Path, Edinburgh, in May 2002.
Her remains were found near a stately home in Longniddry, East Lothian, in April 2017 - nearly 15 years after she first went missing.
Flynn was cleared of murdering his mother by a jury following a trial in 2005, having denied the charge against him.
Prosecutors applied for permission for a retrial under double jeopardy legislation, which came into force in 2011 and allows a person to be retried for a crime for which they were previously acquitted.
Judges had quashed the previous verdict and authorised a fresh prosecution.
Flynn was due to stand trial accused of murdering his mother and attempting to defeat the ends of justice by putting her body in the boot of a car, driving to a wooded area and disposing of it.
At a previous hearing in January, the QC representing him said Flynn denied the charges.
