SAS hero who gunned down ex in jealous murder feared to be back in Scotland

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SAS hero who gunned down ex in jealous murder feared to be back in Scotland
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Veteran Thomas Shanks was jailed for life in April 2000 for the murder of Vickie Fletcher

A Scots SAS hero who executed his girlfriend with a Gulf War machine gun is feared to have returned here after being released early.

It is feared he may have returned to the city and adopted a new identity after winning early release from an English prison. He then went home for the Kalashnikov, a trophy from his service in the Gulf War, and returned to the scene. He also had an axe, a sheath knife and a baseball bat in his car. The plea was not accepted and a jury found him guilty of murder. He was jailed for a minimum of 18 years in 2008 when a law change forced judges to give a minimum tariff for lifers.

He was allowed back into society in November 2017 after a Parole Board hearing. Shanks told his trial he was not responsible for his actions when he shot Vickie and claimed his mind had been affected by Gulf War syndrome.

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