Transgender butcher who dressed as a woman to kidnap and sexually abuse a schoolgirl is ‘living as a man in prison’

A transgender butcher who dressed as a woman to It has been claimed that the kidnapper of a young girl is now living as a man in prison.

Andrew Miller, who also uses the name Amy George, offered to take the young woman, whom he had never met before, in February 2023.

The 53-year-old took the girl to his home in the Scottish Borders and subjected her to repeated sexual attacks.

Last October he was jailed for 20 years and given a further eight years on supervised license in the community.

Now, prison officials at HMP Edinburgh have reportedly claimed that Miller insists on being treated as a man while serving his sentence.

The source told the Scottish Sun: ‘Miller no longer uses the name Amy George and insists on being called Andrew.

“He dresses like a man, he looks like a man and there is nothing feminine about him.”

Last year, the High Court in Edinburgh heard how Miller claimed he offered to take the girl “because she was freezing”.

But instead of taking the girl home, Miller took her to his home for 27 hours, where he subjected her to acts of sexual assault in his bedroom. He also made the girl watch pornography.

Miller was dressed as a woman, wearing a women’s bra and underwear during the time the boy was confined on the property.

He pleaded guilty to kidnapping, sexual assault, viewing pornography in the presence of a child under 13 and possessing 242 indecent images of children in May last year.

And although Miller is trans, the judge asked that he be referred to by his male name and pronouns.

Sentencing Miller, Judge Lord Arthurson described his crimes as “brazen and chilling” and “exceptionally heinous”.

He said: “The narrative was frankly repugnant in its level of depravity and criminal deviance.”

Miller later appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh in the hope of reducing his jail sentence.

In January, appeal judges considered whether the sentence handed down was “excessive” and gave “too much weight” to his transgender identity, with an “insufficient discount” for an early guilty plea.

The Edinburgh court heard Miller had lived as a woman for six years before the crime and now supports other trans prisoners.

Advocate Victoria Dow He said: ‘The 28-year sentence was excessive taking into account the overall circumstances.

‘Nothing I say should be seen as minimizing the crime. It is clear that a substantial sentence was appropriate.’

He said Miller lived as a woman “for many years” and that her “transgender identity had been a factor throughout her life.”

And he added at that time: “Too much importance has been given to that factor. It is evident that the appellant has experienced psychological difficulties throughout his life. This is his first violation for such a serious matter.

‘Before the attack, he was struggling to cope with a number of factors in his life. The feeling of control calmed him.

‘No criminal justice social work report was made. There simply weren’t any. The headline phrase was excessive. In the present case it is alleged that the discount was insufficient.

Miller pleaded guilty at the first opportunity, sparing the boy the ordeal of a trial, the court was told.

Mrs Dow said: “That’s something Miller should be given some credit for.”

The court also heard Miller had a history of binge drinking and using pornography to cope with his personal problems, and is now separated from his family.

But, in a written judgment issued by the court, Lord Carloway concluded that the sentence imposed on Miller was appropriate.

MailOnline has contacted the Scottish Prison Service for comment.