A MURDER accused pair who are charged with killing 28-year-old Anthony Collins with a ligature in a Port Glasgow flat have been fully committed for trial. Daniel Langman, 46, and Anthony McGovern, 35, appeared separately via video link from prison at Greenock Sheriff Court. The two men will now remain locked up on remand prior to the next calling of the case at the High Court the date of which is to be confirmed. Prosecutors say that Langman and McGovern acted together to assault Mr Collins by means presently unknown at Langman s home on the Port s Mackie Avenue on Sunday May 16. It is further alleged that they did place a ligature around his neck and did murder him .
Beyond heartbroken family of Scot killed in Port Glasgow flat pay tribute to man with heart of gold
Two men have been arrested and charged by police in connection with the 28-year-old s death
Tony was hailed as a cracking guy (Image: Police Scotland)
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Telegraph can reveal. Daniel Langman and Anthony McGovern are said to have used a ligature in the alleged killing of Anthony Collins. Langman, 46, and McGovern, 35, appeared at Greenock Sheriff Court yesterday afternoon accused of assaulting and killing Mr Collins. The charge against the pair alleges that, while acting together, they initially attacked him by means presently unknown to prosecutors. It is further claimed that the did place a ligature around his neck and did murder him . The Crown says that the alleged killing took place within Langman s flat on the Port s Mackie Avenue on Sunday. Langman and McGovern, of Victoria Road in Dunoon, were arrested and had been held in police custody until their court appearance yesterday afternoon.
LOVED ones of a Greenock man allegedly murdered at a flat in Port Glasgow say they have been left devastated by his death. The family of Anthony Collins have paid an emotional tribute to the 28-year-old, saying he had a heart of gold . Anthony, known as Tony, was discovered dead in a flat on Mackie Avenue on Sunday afternoon. Two men have since been arrested by police and they appeared in court on Tuesday charged with murdering him. Tony s relatives have now spoken for the first time since his body was discovered. In a statement which was released through Police Scotland, Mr Collins family said: Tony was a much loved son, brother, uncle and friend.
Man killed in Inverclyde had a ‘heart of gold’, family say
Tony Collins from Greenock was found dead in Port Glasgow (Police SCotland/PA)
The family of a man allegedly murdered in Inverclyde have paid tribute to a “much loved son, brother, uncle and friend” with a “heart of gold”.
Anthony “Tony” Collins, 28, from Greenock, was found dead in a flat in Mackie Avenue, Port Glasgow, at around 3.30pm on Sunday.
In a statement released though police, his family said: “Tony was a much loved son, brother, uncle and friend. Tony was loved by many, he was such a fun loving character who made everyone laugh.