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Former gamekeeper David Campbell found guilty of shotgun murder of ex-colleague Brian Low
David Campbell acted on a long-standing grievance, shooting Brian Low with a shotgun near Aberfeldy; he was sentenced to life with a minimum of 19 years, court records show.
- At the High Court in Glasgow on its third day of deliberations, jurors asked to rewatch CCTV in the murder trial of David Campbell, 77, accused of killing Brian Low, 65, on February 16, 2024.
- Both men previously worked at Edradynate Estate, where Campbell was head gamekeeper and Low was a groundsman; prosecutors allege Campbell `evinced malice and ill-will` and disabled CCTV at his home.
- CCTV clips from February 16, 2024, show a hooded cyclist near the scene about 4.52pm, later seen after 5pm, with the bike matching Campbell's wife's e-bike features, and soil samples linking to the area where Mr Low's body was found.
- On Friday, prosecutors dropped all but the murder charge, focusing on that allegation after COPFS dropped seven other charges including attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
- Investigative flaws, including scene delays, have prompted organisational changes even as identification remains contested; Police Scotland initially treated the death as a `medical event`, delaying forensic timeline and later revising detective training and procedures.
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Gamekeeper guilty of murdering ex-colleague by shooting him on remote Highland path
A former head gamekeeper has been found guilty of murdering an ex-colleague with a shotgun on a country track.David Campbell, 77, killed Brian Low on February 16, 2024, after disabling CCTV cameras at his home in the Scottish town of Aberfeldy in an attempt to conceal his whereabouts.Both men had worked at Edradynate Estate in Perthshire, where Campbell was head gamekeeper between May 1984 and February 2018, while Mr Low was a groundsman between…
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