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image captionKeith Farquharson claimed his wife Alice s death was an accident
A former police inspector who was jailed for at least 15 years for murdering his wife in Aberdeen has lost a bid to have his conviction quashed.
Keith Farquharson, 61, claimed his 56-year-old wife Alice died by accident, following a struggle in bed in 2019.
The former traffic officer claimed he had put his hand over her mouth to stop her screaming, but a jury found him guilty last year.
Appeal judges have ruled jurors were not misdirected by the trial judge.
Farquharson had admitted having affairs, and said his wife of 33 years - who was a pupil support assistant at Hazlehead Primary School - did not trust him.
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