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| Murder jury resumes deliberations | Murder jury resumes deliberations |
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| The jury in the trial of a soldier charged with murdering a waiter in Orkney 14 years ago has resumed deliberations on a verdict. | |
| Michael Ross, 29, denies shooting Shamsuddin Mahmood, 26, dead in Kirkwall in 1994 when he was aged 15. | Michael Ross, 29, denies shooting Shamsuddin Mahmood, 26, dead in Kirkwall in 1994 when he was aged 15. |
| The Crown claimed the circumstantial evidence proves his guilt but the defence asked whether a boy of 15 could have committed the crime. | The Crown claimed the circumstantial evidence proves his guilt but the defence asked whether a boy of 15 could have committed the crime. |
| The jury at the High Court in Glasgow was sent home on Thursday. | The jury at the High Court in Glasgow was sent home on Thursday. |
| Trial judge Lord Hardie told the jury of 10 women and five men there was sufficient circumstantial evidence, assuming they accepted it. | Trial judge Lord Hardie told the jury of 10 women and five men there was sufficient circumstantial evidence, assuming they accepted it. |
| But Lord Hardie added: "If you are not satisfied that 15-year-old Michael Ross murdered Mr Mahmood you must acquit." | But Lord Hardie added: "If you are not satisfied that 15-year-old Michael Ross murdered Mr Mahmood you must acquit." |
| The shooting had all the hallmarks of a professional hit, the jury was told during the earlier closing speeches. | The shooting had all the hallmarks of a professional hit, the jury was told during the earlier closing speeches. |
| Mr Ross is accused of entering the Mumutaz restaurant in Kirkwall with his face masked and shooting Mr Mahmood in the head. | Mr Ross is accused of entering the Mumutaz restaurant in Kirkwall with his face masked and shooting Mr Mahmood in the head. |
| Mr Ross has lodged a special defence of alibi claiming he was nowhere near the Indian restaurant or Kirkwall town centre but was cycling in another part of Orkney. | Mr Ross has lodged a special defence of alibi claiming he was nowhere near the Indian restaurant or Kirkwall town centre but was cycling in another part of Orkney. |