Family welcome new law after son killed mother

Ross Taggart killed his mother Carol in Dunfermline in 2014

A new law which will allow murderers to be prevented from being executors of their victim’s will has been given Royal Assent – and been welcomed by a family from Fife who’ve been campaigning for it.

Despite his conviction he remained in charge of dealing with her estate, causing further grief for her daughter.

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