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<\/p>\nA murder suspect told police they were “desperate” and “just trying to save face” when they accused him of shooting a former colleague dead, a court has heard.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors are claiming David Campbell, 77, gunned down former colleague Brian Low, 65, on a remote track near Aberfeldy, Perthshire, on 16 February 2024.<\/p>\n
Campbell has pleaded not guilty to eight charges, and has lodged a special defence of alibi in connection with the shotgun murder accusation – claiming he was at home at the time of the alleged shooting.<\/p>\n
Both men had worked at Edradynate Estate, where Campbell was head gamekeeper between May 1984 and February 2018 and Mr Low was a groundsman between August 2000 and February 2023.<\/p>\n
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\n A general view of the area where Brian Low’s body was discovered. Pic: PA<\/p>\n
At the High Court in Glasgow on Friday, jurors were shown Campbell’s police interview after he was arrested in May 2024 over Mr Low’s death.<\/p>\n
Campbell told Detective Constable David Budd: “They’re just trying to save face.”<\/p>\n
It is thought the comment was made regarding a blunder at the beginning of the inquiry, when Police Scotland initially treated the death as a “medical event” despite Mr Low having died of gunshot wounds to the neck and chest.<\/p>\n
The mistake meant the crime scene was not sealed off and forensically examined until days after Mr Low’s body was found.<\/p>\n
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\n Forensic officers at the scene of the alleged murder in February 2024. Pic: PA<\/p>\n
Campbell repeatedly denied any wrongdoing during the interview, telling DC Budd: “I think you’re desperate.”<\/p>\n
When once again asked if he shot Mr Low, the accused replied: “I certainly did not.”<\/p>\n
Read more from the trial: DC Budd agreed with Advocate Depute Greg Farrell that the interview became “heated” and accepted he himself was “quite confrontational”.<\/p>\n Campbell was said to have stated: “Who is this guy Brian Low? Is he the king’s son?”<\/p>\n DC Budd agreed with Mr Farrell that he took it to mean that the accused was suggesting that a lot of money and resources had been put into Mr Low’s case.<\/p>\n
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