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Man due in court over shootings which left one dead and wife injured

A man is due to appear in court charged in connection with an alleged murder and the attempted murder of his wife and two other people following a series of firearm incidents in north-west Scotland. John MacKinnon, 47, died after a firearm was ...

12 Aug 2022 at 13:33

Man remanded on murder charge over shootings which left one dead and wife hurt

A man has appeared in court charged with murder and the attempted murder of his wife and two other people following a series of firearm incidents in north-west Scotland. John MacKinnon, 47, died after a firearm was discharged on the Isle of ...

12 Aug 2022 at 16:12

Man due in court over shootings which left father-of-six dead and three injured

A man is to appear in court charged in connection with an alleged murder and three attempted murders following a series of firearm incidents in north-west Scotland. John MacKinnon, 47, died after a firearm was discharged on the Isle of ...

12 Aug 2022 at 10:08

Community in shock after firearm incidents leave one dead and three injured

Communities in Skye and Lochalsh have experienced “one of the worst days” in their history after shooting incidents which left one man dead and three others injured. John MacKinnon, 47, died following a series of incidents on the Isle ...

11 Aug 2022 at 13:02

Man accused of Skye shooting said he would ‘sort out’ osteopath, trial told

A man accused of murdering his brother-in-law and attempting to kill three other people told a friend he would “sort out” his osteopath just months before allegedly shooting him, a court has heard. The High Court in Edinburgh was ...

20 Nov 2024 at 17:14

Skye shooting accused said he stabbed wife in ‘moment of madness’, court told

A man accused of murdering his brother-in-law and attempting to murder his wife and two other people said he stabbed her in a “moment of madness” after reading text messages she sent her boss saying she was going to leave him, a ...

21 Nov 2024 at 16:30

Skye shooting accused ‘fully in control’ of his actions, court told

A man accused of murdering his brother-in-law and attempting to murder three others during a shooting spree on Skye was “fully in control” of his actions, a jury has been told. In his closing speech at the trial of Finlay ...

28 Nov 2024 at 16:09

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Herring numbers could recover after stocks fell in 1970s, scientists hope

Herring populations off the west coast of Scotland could recover after stocks collapsed in the 1970s, scientists hope. Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University are urging people to record signs of herring as part of a ...

14 Feb 2023 at 15:45

Nurse plans 10-day solo trek to attend graduation ceremony

A nurse is to mark her graduation by walking almost 200 miles from her home in Wester Ross to Stirling for the ceremony. Helen Davies said the idea started as “a bit of a joke” but after seven years of studying she ...

09 Nov 2023 at 14:54

Woman feared she and husband were going to be killed, shooting trial told

A woman has told a court she feared she and her husband were going to die after an alleged gunman shot him at “point blank” range. Fay MacKenzie said she and her husband fell over but her husband then “rose up” ...

18 Nov 2024 at 14:30

Two in hospital after firearms incidents leave one dead

One person is in a critical condition and another is seriously injured following a series of shootings which left one man dead. John MacKinnon, 47, died following the incidents on the Isle of Skye and in the ...

11 Aug 2022 at 14:12

Man on trial accused of murdering brother-in-law in Skye shooting spree

A man has gone on trial accused of murdering his brother-in-law during a shotgun rampage on Skye. Finlay MacDonald, 41, is accused of a shooting spree on the island on August 10, 2022. He denies a charge of ...

13 Nov 2024 at 14:17

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