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| Men found guilty of dad's killing | Men found guilty of dad's killing |
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| Two men have been found guilty of murdering a father on the outskirts of Aberdeen, with a third convicted of culpable homicide. | Two men have been found guilty of murdering a father on the outskirts of Aberdeen, with a third convicted of culpable homicide. |
| Colin Cowie, 22, and Kevin Leslie, 24, were found guilty of Dean Jamieson's murder, while Shaun Paton, 20, was found guilty of the lesser charge. | Colin Cowie, 22, and Kevin Leslie, 24, were found guilty of Dean Jamieson's murder, while Shaun Paton, 20, was found guilty of the lesser charge. |
| The 30-year-old father-of-four's body was found in April. | The 30-year-old father-of-four's body was found in April. |
| The jury of 12 women and three men took four-and-a-half hours to reach their verdicts at the High Court in Aberdeen. | The jury of 12 women and three men took four-and-a-half hours to reach their verdicts at the High Court in Aberdeen. |
| The defence had argued that the men did not intend to kill Mr Jamieson but the Crown said the trio had shown a "wicked and reckless" disregard for his life. | |
| Escape bid | |
| The murder charge against a fourth accused, Colin Stewart, was dropped during the trial, which ran for more than five weeks. | The murder charge against a fourth accused, Colin Stewart, was dropped during the trial, which ran for more than five weeks. |
| Mr Stewart said Mr Jamieson had been picked up after flagging down a car driven by Cowie and had asked for a lift to his home in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire. | |
| He said the group went to Elrick Hill, where Cowie ordered Mr Jamieson to take off some of his clothes. He said Mr Jamieson was then assaulted and left in a half-naked state. | |
| The trial heard how a half-naked Mr Jamieson tried to escape from his attackers. | |
| Mr Stewart said Mr Jamieson ran down a rural path before falling over and being hit by Cowie. | |
| Mr Jamieson's body was found in Aberdeen in April | |
| "He [Mr Jamieson] was not really saying much, he was just saying 'I want a lift home'", said Mr Stewart. | |
| "That was the man's main intention, to go home to his wife and kids. | |
| "Mr Jamieson tried to run but Mr Cowie hit him with a punch to the side of his face," he said. | |
| As Mr Jamieson tried to flee he bumped into Leslie, who also hit him on the face, the witness said. | |
| The court heard that Mr Jamieson was heading towards a car park when he fell over. | |
| "Colin chased him down the road then started fighting with him," said Mr Stewart. | |
| The court also heard claims that Cowie filmed himself jumping on Mr Jamieson's head and showed the footage on his mobile phone. |