CUMNOCK, Ayrshire, Scotland — Police have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the brutal murder of Stuart Walker, gay man who was found beaten, burned and left by the side of a road in Ayrshire, Scotland last weekend.
Stuart Walker
The suspect, whose identity has not yet been released, is in police custody and expected at Ayr Sheriff Court on Monday morning.
The charred remains of Walker’s body were discovered in the early hours on October 22. Walker’s murder is not currently being treated as motivated by homophobia, although the spokeswoman confirmed that investigators are keeping an open mind.
Authorities said the suspect was questioned voluntarily by detectives on Thursday evening before he was formally detained.
Earlier this week, media outlets in the United Kingdom and U.S. bloggers reported that Walker had previously been questioned in an alleged incident this past August involving a claim of sexual assault on a 12-year-old boy, but those allegations were found to be fabrications, according to a source in the local prosecutor’s office.
“A lying convicted rapist was behind a ‘malicious’ child abuse accusation against murder victim Stuart Walker,” reported the Scottish newspaper, The Daily Record.
As police continued their investigation into Walker’s murder, a Crown Office source said “there was absolutely no corroboration” for the abuse allegation and that case “is now closed.”
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Rest in Peace, Stuart <3
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Aye, Rest in PEACE, Stuart Walker.
R.I.P..We have to stand Up to all these Killings and Bullying..The Government needs to do something…
And when they’re prosecuted, they should be burned alive. Eye for an eye.
i feel for the family of stuart walker…and me i take this personal..really what has the world come to…plus my name is stuart also and that could of just as well been me…hell i dont know how it is in england but i thought that u could have a civil union over there…but the states are getting better..i just hope and pray that ther killer who ever u or they r that karma will come and bite them in the butt..meaning i hope that when they go to prison they will get raped and get there just rewards…but i will fight till my last breathe for equality and exsepdence for all…let this be a warning (WHERE QUEER WHERE HERE AND GET OVER IT!) cuz we dont go around saying eww breeders get a room when we see u all over each other nobody wants to see that either…lol…well i’ve said my peace…take care stuart walker and may i see u in the other life…blessed be.
Well said
if it is proven he did it can we do the same thing to him
Lorraine-My thoughts exactly!!!
See ya on the other side, Stuart.
aww now thats just horrible. people who hate others cuz one is gay usually hate themselves and can’t face their own gayness.
Prayers are with Stuart’s family…we stand with you!
at least there may be some closure for the family
o my god so HORRIBLE WHY ISNT THE GOVERNMENT PROTECTING :(
I wonder if we will still hear fundamentalist Christians supporting the death penalty for homosexuals…
My heart goes out to Stuart’s family, loved ones and friends.