Courts

THE murderer of Renee and Andrew MacRae will die behind bars after being found guilty of the pair's deaths 46 years after the crime.

A JURY are considering their verdict in the 46-year-old mystery around Renee MacRae and her son, Andrew which has been treated by police as murder.

The defence counsel is making a closing speech to jurors.

One of the men shouted homophobic abuse and the other committed an assault to injury.

THE last utterance of Renee MacRae when she was alive was a "blood-curdling scream" in the dark, a court has heard.

The man accused of the murders of Renee MacRae and their son decided against giving evidence in his own defence at his High Court trial in Inverness.

The High Court in Inverness has heard details of statements made by the murder accused during police interviews.

The High Court in Inverness has heard a figure was seen trying to hide behind a Volvo estate car.

The High Court in Inverness has heard William MacDowell wanted a new boot floor fitted to his vehicle soon after Renee and Andrew MacRae disappeared.

A murder suspect's wife blurted out to police 'I never stabbed her or whatever happened to her'.

The court was told the action was witnessed when a colleague arrived at his home to retrieve the company vehicle.

The sister of Renee MacRae has given evidence on the fourth day of the trial of William MacDowell.

Gordon MacRae said he never felt he was a suspect in the case.

Evidence has begun to be heard in the murder trial.

A lorry driver has been found guilty by a jury.

The heavy piece of metal struck 26 year old Inverness nursery teacher Chloe Morrison on the back.

A nursery teacher was thrown 35m along a pavement after a lorry's stabiliser leg struck her on the back, resulting in fatal multiple fractures.

A gathering of pals on New Year's Day last year turned violent when a 35-year-old Tain man entered the property and threatened to behead the occupier.

A ferryman who downloaded more than 2500 videos and still images of young children will be sentenced next month.

A Skye man has made a second private appearance at Inverness Sheriff Court on a total of four charges, including one of murdering his brother-in-law.