Finlay MacDonald is accused of a shotgun rampage on the island in August 2022.
A man has gone on trial accused of murdering his brother-in-law during a shooting spree on Skye. Finlay MacDonald is accused of a shotgun rampage on the island on August 10, 2022.
MacDonald is accused of murdering his brother-in-law John MacKinnon, after allegedly repeatedly discharging a shotgun at him, in the village of Teangue on the same peninsula, a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh heard. The court heard MacDonald denies charges of attempting to murder a married couple, Fay MacKenzie and John MacKenzie, during an alleged shooting spree in the village of Dornie, Wester Ross, on the mainland in the Highlands.
A joint minute of agreed evidence read by advocate depute Liam Ewing KC said the jury would be shown a scale map of Skye and images of the properties. The trial continues in front of Judge Lady Drummond.
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