I dont blame the police or the procurator fiscal whove done their best over the years to bring this case to trial. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to [12], According to the first Statistical Account, in the late 1700s the parish of Bothwell, which encompasses modern Bellshill, was a centre of hand-loom weaving with 113 weavers recorded. Paper Subscription to the Daily Record and Sunday Mail, Paper Subscription to the Paisley Daily Express, 2023 Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd, Sheku Bayoh case sparks calls for independent probe into deaths in police custody, Drug debt torture terror as step brothers abducted and battered with golf club over 1000 dealer bill, Edinburgh 29-year-old Alan Alencar appears in court accused of 'shoving man' in front of tube train, Amazon Fire TV Stick warning as tech giant issues serious alert to users. I dont know what happened to him but you have to know he was very respected and loved by everyone around here.". Once heavily reliant on the railways relating to coal mining, Bellshill is still served by a rail junction to the east of Mossend connecting two of the main passenger routes covering southern, western and central Scotland Argyle Line and Shotts Line both of which stop at Bellshill railway station in the town centre. The Crown maintained that this linked Hall to the murder, and argued that Hall must have frog-marched Miss Porter across waste ground behind his house to the lane where her body was found. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). He was rushed to hospital but could not be saved. 3.20 Film: An .. 6 HELD ON MURDER CHARGES DETECTIVES robin Alan Barnett McGhee, 37 wa s pg discovered. Daily Cuppa and Quiz: February 28, 2023 2 hours ago. View our online Press Pack. The earliest record of Bellshill's name is handwritten on a map by Timothy Pont dated 1596 although the letters are difficult to distinguish. . Mr Hamilton, 56, was found seriously injured outside his home on Thorndean Avenue at around 11.30pm. Kuol arrived on loan at Tynecastle from Newcastle amid much excitement but is taking time to adapt to life in Gorgie. And now Richard Wotherspoon, from Bellshill, has appeared in private at Hamilton Sheriff Court where he faces one charge of murder. People of State Pension age living on their own may be due extra 201 each week from April. SNP and Conservative members agreed the 'most challenging budget ever' as councillors told they must reduce expenditure and increase income. 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St Andrews United Free Church of Scotland sits at Bellshill Cross whilst the Church of Scotland Parish Churches are at opposite ends of the Main Street with Bellshill Central Parish church opposite The Academy, and Bellshill West Parish Church[34] next to the Sir Matt Busby Sports Centre. B. Neilson, developer of the revolutionary 'hot blast' process, opened the first iron works in the area (Mossend Iron Works) in 1839.[14]. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. [2], Sydney Dunn (36): Manuel is believed to have shot and killed a Newcastle upon Tyne taxi driver named Sydney Dunn, on 8 December 1957 while looking for work in Newcastle. Manuel was never tried for this murder, as it took place in a different legal jurisdiction, but 17 days after he was hanged a coroner's jury concluded Manuel had murdered Dunn, after a button found in Dunn's taxi was matched to one of his jackets. A Gannett Company. He was charged with this murder in 1958, but the case was dropped because of insufficient evidence. She sometimes called at Hall's house to visit his wife, who was her fiance's sister, but on this occasion Mrs Hall was not at home. A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a 'hero' Scots dad who was found dying on his own doorstep. You are very fortunate you did not inflict more serious injuries. There are a few indications that the murderer might have been a local person, or he might have come off an Irish boat train which had recently arrived at Newcastle station. THE man convicted of the brutal murder of teenager Lorna Porter yesterday succeeded where convicted Ice-Cream War killers T C Campbell and Joseph Steele failed in persuading the Court of Criminal. A woman said: "I know him aye, he was a good man. Alexander Hall, 43, maintains he is innocent and that his conviction by the majority verdict of a jury in February 1988 amounted to a miscarriage of justice. Sheena Easton was also from the town, and attended Bellshill Academy. 25 October 2018 . In 2009, a BBC programme Inside the Mind of a Psychopath argued that the authorities colluded to ensure Manuel was hanged. Ross Gow, 25, was found in the street with blade wounds after an early hours brawl with another man. He stabbed the victims leg and attacked another lad in Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow, in 2008. READ MORE:Woman arrested after Glasgow West End 'disturbance' as police in PPE lock down scene. We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse. 6.30 Cat. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. William Doyle, 39, clashed with Mark Shaw during the party in Bellshill on 4 . Frantic search launched for man reported missing from Aberdeen in Audi. She added: Our inquiries are continuing to establish the circumstances of this death. A man said: "I was watching Rangers and didnt hear a thing. After the police arrested his father, Peter Manuel confessed to eight of these murders (but not that of Dunn) and provided incriminating information only the perpetrator could have known. THE son of a murder victim who stabbed a man close to the anniversary of his father's death has been locked up for 27 months. I split her. We are doing this to improve the experience forour loyalreaders and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. But, tragically, Sammy could not be saved and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Greenlink Cycle Path also travels through the golf course and the Orbiston area of Bellshill, heading towards Forgewood. Dunn's body was found on moorlands in Northumberland soon after, by which time Manuel had already returned to Lanarkshire. "Our thoughts are very much with them at this extremely difficult time. The SNP's Westminster leader pounced on comments from the PM that Northern Ireland was 'in an unbelievably special position' as it had access to both the EU and UK markets. Findmypast | At one point, William Watt was called as a witness. Maternity services were provided at Bellshill Maternity Hospital until the hospital was closed in 2001.[28]. Police frogmen searched the Crinan Canal next to the hotel where Watt had stayed, looking for a murder weapon and bloodstained clothing, but the weapon was in another stretch of water further south. CCTV image of man released by police following serious assault in Glasgow. "The 56-year-old was found seriously injured outside his home on Thorndean Avenue around 11.30pm on Wednesday, 18 May and was later pronounced dead at the scene. Something went wrong, please try again later. [3][4] From 1996 to 2016, it was considered to be part of the Greater Glasgow metropolitan area; since then it is counted as part of a continuous suburban settlement anchored by Motherwell with a total population of around 125,000. He had been making his way home from a relative's house. Jude Bellingham in Real Madrid link as Florentino Perez aims to 'work in silence' after Kylian Mbappe failure. Lady Stacey todayordered McKenna must also be supervised for a year after his release. Gow was charged with murder but admitted a reduced charge of culpable homicide. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The complex also has a gym and a dance studio. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter. "Its scary to think that someone died in their house there., We pay for your stories and videos! A friend wrote: Thoughts are with Sammy Jo, Nicole and the rest of the Hamiltons. [13] A hundred or so years later, these occupations had changed places in degree of importance to the area economy. Isabelle Cooke (17): Cooke disappeared after leaving her Mount Vernon home to go to a dance at Uddingston Grammar School on 28 December 1957. The police did not find any serious motive which might have led Watt to murder his family, although it emerged that he had a number of affairs during his marriage. With the introduction of new machinery in the mid 19th century, many cottage weavers lost their livelihood. He claimed that, as he was standing outside the door of the miners' welfare club opposite Hall's house, he saw a man arguing with a young girl. Manuel was the third-to-last criminal to be executed in Scotland. Ash Regan claimed a devolved parliament could set up a new central bank and ditch the pound just months after a vote for indepenence. We pay for your stories and videos! 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He was also jailed for four months in 2009 for attacking a police officer outside a Motherwell pub. Sheena Easton is a Scottish recording artist. The Individual charged in connection with it, and how sharing a surname wit. I've nothing else to live for.'' The body of Kyle Sambrook and his beagle Bane were found in Glencoe on Saturday following a three-day search. Stewart Andrew was also fined 1125 and ordered to pay a 75 victim surcharge to the woman, who he had previously been in a relationship with, when he appeared at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Garry Smith was also suspected of being involved in the double murders but no one has ever been arrested in connection with the deaths of Nisbet and Lindsay. Jeanette was told in a letter from senior Crown Office official William Duffy that there is not enough new evidence to justify a second murder trial. Stalker cop who harassed fellow officer slapped with 12 month contact ban. Emergency services raced to the town's Thorndean Avenue after the alarm was raised but he was pronounced dead at the scene. During his childhood, Manuel was bullied. She had also confronted Smiths ex-partner McAteer and urged her to speak out. contact the editor here. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. Frantic search launched for man reported missing from Aberdeen in Audi. I would ask anyone who was in the area between 3am and 5am on Wednesday who saw anyone, or any vehicles, to come forward.. The Crown Office said: Unresolved homicides are never closed and the murder of David Ferguson in October 1999 remains a live investigation., Gangland killer Garry Smith was set to face trial for allegedly hacked teenager David Ferguson to death with a machete in Bellshill, inset. I did Lorna in. In 2011, we revealed how Smith was quizzed about the unexplained death of Scott Bolton at his home in Bellshill earlier that year. Samuel Hamilton was tragically pronounced dead at the scene in Thorndean Avenue . Jamie Mines lost his arms and legs during a scaffolding accident when 33,000 volts of electricity surged through his body. "We have set up a website that gives members of the public access to a form to send information directly to the Major Investigation Team. Europe's travel visa scheme is delayed again until next year. Davids mum Jeanette, of Bellshill, Lanarkshire, yesterday vowed to continue her fight for justice and pleaded with people to come forward with new information. Members of the 29-year-old's family were sickened after spotting a sign reading 'Justice for Morton Eadie' being flown above the stadium during Sunday's Old Firm match in Glasgow. 6.40 Beyond Belief. Ahmed, caged for a minimum of 16 years for the brutal murder of Kevin McGuire . Teenager David Ferguson was brutally mudered in his home town of Bellshill in 1999 (Image: Daily Record) It is believed he was lured to the spot by someone he knew and was then attacked. Moves to strip Smith of his evil profits had begun before he was found dead at the caravan park at Seton Sands, by Port Seton, by his wife, Claire. Police have launched a probe after a group of up to 300 people gathered outside a house in Graham Road, with the incident said to be the result of 'inaccurate information posted online'. It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse. Holy Family Primary School was founded in 1868 and moved to new buildings in 1907 to accommodate an influx of Lithuanian, Polish and Irish Catholics seeking work in the area. Newspaper sales are falling. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. "Door to door inquiries are also being carried out. Detective Inspector Susan Balfour, of the Major Investigation Team,said police are following a positive line of inquiry. Neighbours told of their shock over Sammy's death. Neil Wilson was found seriously injured on Nairn Road at around 1.15am on Tuesday morning. Lorna Slater accused of 'desperate spinning' as small firms fail to register for deposit return scheme. Nicol Chapter 46 "The Cook and Smart Charges", Chapter 47 "Manuel's Evidence An Appraisal", Learn how and when to remove this template message, "ITV commissions three part true crime drama Muncie (working title)", "The Long Drop by Denise Mina review meet Scotland's worst serial killer", BBC News Website (April 2008) Call to examine 50s killer case, National Archives of Scotland Website (June 2008) The Mind of a Killer the Peter Manuel Case, 'Hanging With Frank' (video showing UK execution protocol at the old gallows in Barlinnie Prison), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_Manuel&oldid=1142189720, Peter Manuel was the only modern figure in the Chamber of Horrors section of the now-defunct, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 00:43. Stalker cop who harassed fellow officer slapped with 12 month contact ban. Sharing a picture of her and her father, daughter Nicole Hamilton wrote: My wee dad. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. But so do I and all Davids family.. This has hung over our family for the last 18 years but we have not given up hope. W. Readers comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. The Gers boss might be getting grief in the wake of Sundays League Cup final defeat but so is another Ibrox backer. HP10 9TY. Easton became famous for being the focus of an episode in the British television programme The Big Time, which r I want Garry Smith to spend the rest of his life in prison.. A man has been jailed for life for murdering his friend and dumping his body in an unmarked grave. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories. On a map by Timothy Pont dated 1596 although the letters are difficult to distinguish 13 ] a hundred so! 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