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| Man killed over rape allegation | Man killed over rape allegation |
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| A 61-year-old man and his step-son have been jailed for 10 years each for killing a man they believed he had raped a schoolgirl. | |
| John Gemmell and Donald MacPhee, 31, had earlier been convicted of killing John MacDonald, 55, at his home in Caol, Fort William, last March. | John Gemmell and Donald MacPhee, 31, had earlier been convicted of killing John MacDonald, 55, at his home in Caol, Fort William, last March. |
| Both men denied murdering Mr MacDonald. They were convicted on a majority verdict of his culpable homicide. | Both men denied murdering Mr MacDonald. They were convicted on a majority verdict of his culpable homicide. |
| They were sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow. | They were sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow. |
| During the trial, a 39-year-old woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, claimed in evidence that Mr McDonald had repeatedly raped her over a three-year period 25 years ago. | During the trial, a 39-year-old woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, claimed in evidence that Mr McDonald had repeatedly raped her over a three-year period 25 years ago. |
| Sentencing the men, Judge Lord Matthews said: "It's obvious that you embarked on a confrontation because of what you, Mr Gemmell, were told about what he had done. | Sentencing the men, Judge Lord Matthews said: "It's obvious that you embarked on a confrontation because of what you, Mr Gemmell, were told about what he had done. |
| "Even if it was true in every detail, it did not warrant what happened." | "Even if it was true in every detail, it did not warrant what happened." |