Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter.
Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up
DNA belonging to a man accused of murder was found in the bloody bedroom where an Aberdeen woman was found dead.
Norman Duncan is on trial at the High Court in Edinburgh accused of murdering 54-year-old grandmother Margaret Robertson at her home in the Promenade Court high-rise in Seaton.
Forensic scientist Christopher Gannicliffe said the majority of the blood at the property was in the bedroom.
The court heard that Duncan’s DNA was found on the bedroom door.
Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter.
Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up
A man accused of murdering an Aberdeen gran in her own home told police he had visited the block of flats where she lived to buy crack cocaine.
But Norman Duncan maintained to detectives during an interview that he was not responsible for the murder of Margaret Robertson.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard Duncan agreed he was at Promenade Court, in Aberdeen, three times on September 25, 2019 – the day Ms Robertson is believed to have died.
The 42-year-old is currently on trial accused of sexually assaulting her before stabbing her to death in the city-centre high-rise.
Man accused of Aberdeen murder told police he was in building to buy crack cocaine by Staff reporter
Updated: 27/01/2021, 7:24 pm
Margaret Duncan was found dead at Promenade Court.
A man accused of murdering a woman told police that he had visited the block of flats where she lived to buy crack cocaine.
But Norman Duncan maintained to detectives during an interview that he was not responsible for the murder of Margaret Robertson.
Duncan, 42, agreed that he was at Promenade Court, in Aberdeen, three times on September 25 in 2019.
He said that he twice purchased crack for £20 each time, but did not get the drug during a third visit. He told detectives: “Twice I got it. Three times I was there.”