Former Edinburgh Academy teacher accused of torture will not stand trial
by Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6GSP1)
John Brownlee, 88, who faced 37 allegations relating to abuse of schoolboys over 20 years, ruled medically unfit for trial
A former teacher at one of Scotland's most prestigious private schools who faced a catalogue of abuse charges covering a 20-year period will not stand trial, because of ill health.
John Brownlee, 88, was facing a total of 37 allegations relating to violence and torture he is alleged to have inflicted on 35 schoolboys from February 1967 to December 1987 while he taught at Edinburgh Academy.
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