Female murderer now living as trans man in women's prison

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A murderer who was just 16 when they killed as a woman is now living as a trans man in Scotland's only women's prison. Nicolle Earley, now known as Kobi, was one of Scotland's youngest killers when jailed in 2010 for the brutal murder of pensioner Ann Gray in her home in Crosshill, Fife, in November 2008.

Earley, 32, who has been convicted of multiple violent crimes while inside, is being housed in the admission hall at HMP Stirling, normally reserved for new offenders, after posing difficulties for the Scottish Prison Service (SPS).

The killer was given a minimum sentence of 14 years in 2014 for the senseless murder but has collected further sentences due to violent and erratic behaviour inside, including recently being accused of grabbing a female officer by the hair and punching her in the face.

A source said: "This case is extraordinary because we have a very violent woman who now identifies as a man", reports the Daily Record. "The SPS is in a quandary as to where to house him, as there would be clear risks in putting such a person straight into the male prison estate. READ MORE: Emergency services rush to Salford home in huge response - full police statement "The situation now is that Earley is in the admissions hall, which is very unusual, and there have been multiple instances of him being accused of harassing and intimidating women who have been newly admitted to HMP Stirling.