Violent robber with 85 previous convictions who attempted to rob Edinburgh hotel told he may never be released from prison

By Wilma Riley
Published 31st Jan 2020, 13:10 BST
Updated 31st Jan 2020, 13:10 BST
He travelled to the Apex Hotel in Edinburghs Haymarket Terrace intent on carrying on a robbery and threatened two reception staff.He travelled to the Apex Hotel in Edinburghs Haymarket Terrace intent on carrying on a robbery and threatened two reception staff.
He travelled to the Apex Hotel in Edinburghs Haymarket Terrace intent on carrying on a robbery and threatened two reception staff.
Frail was found guilty after trial at the High Court in Edinburgh of assaulting hotel workers Mariola Kozlowska and Ione Haynes

A VIOLENT robber who carried out a masked terror raid at an Edinburgh hotel within days of being released from prison was today warned he may never be freed.

At the High Court in Glasgow James Frail, 40, was placed on an Order for Lifelong Restriction – the equivalent of a life sentence – because of the danger he poses to the public.

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