A Tory MSP has revealed his acid attacker has had his parole bid rejected.
William ‘Basil’ Burns, who threw acid at Russell Findlay while disguised as a postman, will not be released on license.
The attack took place at Findlay’s Glasgow home in 2015 months after Burns had been freed early from a separate 15-year jail term for a shooting a woman during a post office robbery.
A court heard how Burns threw sulphuric acid on Findlay' s face before knocking him to the ground.
He fought back and apprehended Burns, who was jailed for ten years.
Findlay was an investigative reporter at the time and has since become a Tory MSP for the West of Scotland.
Speaking at Holyrood, Findlay referred to a letter he had received from the Parole Board of Scotland.
He said: “It told me that the violent criminal who committed an attack against me had applied for parole and had been rejected.”
Findlay said he was “one of the lucky ones” as he was only entitled to this information because his attacker is serving a sentence of more than 18 months.
He said others are not eligible for the victim notification scheme and called for it to be extended.
The Parole Board letter said: “The Board agreed not to recommend release on license at this time.”
In his own letter to the Board, Findlay wrote: “I object to parole being granted for William Burns.
“I believe that his early release from prison risks endangering myself, my family and members of the public.”
He added: “He has never demonstrated genuine remorse or a sincere interest in rehabilitation.”
He also wrote: “The attack was witnessed by my young daughter. I was fortunate not to have been maimed or killed. I detained Burns and handed him to the police.”
