The date has been set for yet another parole hearing for Angus killer Tasmin Glass
The Kirriemuir killer will go before The Parole Board for Scotland on July 17 – two days before the fourth annual motorbike ride in memory of her victim Steven Donaldson.
This will be the second time Steven’s family has faced a parole hearing for Glass just ahead of the memorial ride between Arbroath and Kirriemuir.
Last year, Glass was granted her freedom on July 26, the day before the annual procession in which hundreds of people turn out to remember Steven and support his family.
Glass ‘to attend hearing’
The Kirriemuir killer was sent back to prison last month after breaching the conditions of her release.
She had been granted her freedom in July 2024, halfway through a 10-year sentence for culpable homicide.
She has already been before the parole board again this year, on June 4, but that decision was deferred after they failed to reach a conclusion.
It is understood that neither Glass nor any witnesses attended on that occasion.
The parole board told the Donaldson family they were “unable to conclude their decision.”
It was the third time a parole case involving Glass has been deferred.
July 17 will be the fifth time her case has been heard in total since February last year.
They Donaldsons continue to call for the killer to be kept locked up and not granted parole.
Decision drags on for Steven’s family
After the June 4 hearing was deferred, Steven’s dad, Bill Donaldson told The Courier: “This is a nonsense.
“This means this is, yet again, going to drag on for us.
“We now have to go through the entire procedure yet again.
“We can take comfort from the fact she currently remains in prison but how much longer do we have to deal with this.
“Yet again Glass seems to be dictating terms.”
Glass was jailed in 2019 after being convicted of culpable homicide for her “pivotal role” in the murder of Steven Donaldson in Kirriemuir.
Her co-accused, Steven Dickie and Callum Davidson, both received life sentences after being found guilty of murder.
Dickie has since taken his own life in prison.
Fourth annual motorbike tribute
In an interview with The Courier on the eve of the parole hearing earlier this month, Bill Donaldson said he will never forgive Glass or the other killers.
He told us: “We will never forgive Tasmin Glass or the other killers for the brutal way in which they murdered our beloved son.
“What they did was horrific. The way they killed Steven doesn’t bear thinking about.
“We, as a family, will never forgive what they did.”
Through our A Voice for Victims campaign, The Courier has been working with families like the Donaldsons to bring reforms to the Scottish parole system.
We want more transparency, better communication for victims and a rethink on automatic parole consideration for violent offenders halfway through their sentence.
The two-wheeled tribute to Steven brings bikers from across Scotland to Angus.
An estimated 500 motorcycles turned out for the return of the ride out in 2024.
It takes the convoy from Steven’s home town to Kinnordy Loch, near Kirriemuir, where his body was found.
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