Finlay MacDonald, 41, was convicted of murdering his brother-in-law and attempting to kill three others during a shotgun rampage on the Isle of Skye and the Scottish mainland on August 10, 2022. The series of violent attacks began with stabbing his wife Rowena over text messages he found on her phone.
A man has been found guilty of murdering his brother-in-law and attempting to kill three other people during a shotgun rampage on the Isle of Skye and the Scottish mainland. Finlay MacDonald, 41, carried out the spree of violence on August 10, 2022.
His sister Lyn-Anne MacKinnon, who was outside on the driveway, told the court she saw him with the gun as he walked into the house, and said she heard “bangs” as he shot Mr MacKinnon a number of times, leaving him with fatal injuries. A GP who lived nearby attempted to save Mr MacKinnon but he died at the scene.
Mrs MacDonald, Mrs MacKenzie and Mr MacKenzie all survived their injuries, and gave evidence in court during the trial. The court was shown footage of a police interview with MacDonald the day after the attacks during which he said he stabbed his wife in a “moment of madness” and he then felt a “total darkness come over me”.
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