A public inquiry is to be held into the death of a sex offender who was murdered in his prison cell.

Colin Penrose was tied up and strangled to death in his cell in Barlinnie jail, Glasgow, by a fellow inmate in March 2014.

His killer, John Clark, 24, was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the murder at the High Court in Glasgow in November 2014.

A fatal accident inquiry has now been set to look at the full circumstances surrounding what happened, establish any precautions that may have avoided the death and any defects in the system.

A preliminary hearing ahead of the inquiry will take place on November 16 at Glasgow Sheriff Court, with the full inquiry scheduled for December 12.

The murder trial heard Clark bound his victim's hands and then put a shoelace round his neck before throttling him in the early hours of March 20, 2014, in the cell they shared at Barlinnie.

Clark did this after discovering through official paperwork he found in the cell that Mr Penrose, 22, from Oban, Argyll, had convictions for sex offences.

Judge Michael O'Grady QC told the killer at the High Court in Glasgow two years ago: "You acted as judge, jury and executioner, quite literally in this case."

In evidence, Clark denied murder and claimed it was a elaborate fake hostage set-up which had gone wrong.

Clark said the intention was he would get moved to another prison and Mr Penrose could claim compensation from the authorities but the jury did not believe his story and found him guilty of murder.

Judge O'Grady QC imposed a life sentence on Clark, from Ayr, and said: "This was an appalling crime. Mr Penrose must have suffered a frightful and terrifying death at your hands.

"Mr Penrose was a young man who had his life in front of him, a life snatched away by your wickedness.

"By a twisted logic, some criminals such as you consider themselves morally superior to those prisoners who have committed sexual offences."