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| Pc failed to note Kriss evidence | Pc failed to note Kriss evidence |
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| A policeman has apologised in court for failing to note potentially vital information soon after the reported abduction of schoolboy Kriss Donald. | A policeman has apologised in court for failing to note potentially vital information soon after the reported abduction of schoolboy Kriss Donald. |
| Pc Craig Collier told the trial of three men accused of Kriss' murder how friend Jamie Wallace had referred to suspect Imran Shahid as "Baldy". | |
| Pc Collier said he had forgotten to mention the fact to a CID colleague. | Pc Collier said he had forgotten to mention the fact to a CID colleague. |
| Defence QC David Burns said police were first to name Mr Shahid as a suspect. He is one of three men who deny murder. | Defence QC David Burns said police were first to name Mr Shahid as a suspect. He is one of three men who deny murder. |
| Mr Burns asked the officer: "You just missed out that small detail?" | Mr Burns asked the officer: "You just missed out that small detail?" |
| Pc Collier said: "I am afraid so, yes." | Pc Collier said: "I am afraid so, yes." |
| When you write down a witness statement sometimes you tend to miss a bit and I am afraid that was a point I missed Pc Craig Collier | When you write down a witness statement sometimes you tend to miss a bit and I am afraid that was a point I missed Pc Craig Collier |
| He was also asked why the name Baldy did not appear in his own notebook. | He was also asked why the name Baldy did not appear in his own notebook. |
| "I do apologise," said Pc Collier. "But when you write down a witness statement sometimes you tend to miss a bit and I am afraid that was a point I missed." | "I do apologise," said Pc Collier. "But when you write down a witness statement sometimes you tend to miss a bit and I am afraid that was a point I missed." |
| The court heard how Pc Collier, 25, had only been on the beat a few weeks when he was called to the incident in Pollokshields, Glasgow. | The court heard how Pc Collier, 25, had only been on the beat a few weeks when he was called to the incident in Pollokshields, Glasgow. |
| He also said that his CID colleague did not ask him a lot of detail about what happened in the car when he was talking to Mr Wallace. | He also said that his CID colleague did not ask him a lot of detail about what happened in the car when he was talking to Mr Wallace. |
| Mr Wallace, 22, earlier described how he and Kriss were attacked by Asian men in a Glasgow street in March 2004. | Mr Wallace, 22, earlier described how he and Kriss were attacked by Asian men in a Glasgow street in March 2004. |
| The witness identified Imran Shahid, 29, who was sitting in the dock, as being the first to throw a punch. | The witness identified Imran Shahid, 29, who was sitting in the dock, as being the first to throw a punch. |
| Burned body | Burned body |
| However, Mr Burns claimed he had only started to blame Mr Shahid after police suggested the name to him. | However, Mr Burns claimed he had only started to blame Mr Shahid after police suggested the name to him. |
| Mr Wallace denied this and said: "It was me that said 'Baldy'." | Mr Wallace denied this and said: "It was me that said 'Baldy'." |
| Mr Burns claimed that as Mr Wallace was on medication at the time of the attack he was in "no fit state" to make an identification. | Mr Burns claimed that as Mr Wallace was on medication at the time of the attack he was in "no fit state" to make an identification. |
| The court also heard from cyclist Gary Neil, 37, who found Kriss' body while on his way to work. | The court also heard from cyclist Gary Neil, 37, who found Kriss' body while on his way to work. |
| The court heard how a cyclist found Kriss' body | The court heard how a cyclist found Kriss' body |
| He said the boy's body was in a foetal position and appeared to have suffered stab wounds. All that remained of Kriss' clothing were a shoe and sock and the remains of track suit bottoms. | He said the boy's body was in a foetal position and appeared to have suffered stab wounds. All that remained of Kriss' clothing were a shoe and sock and the remains of track suit bottoms. |
| The car salesman also said the body looked burned and there were tyre tracks nearby. | The car salesman also said the body looked burned and there were tyre tracks nearby. |
| Mr Neil said that when he first saw the body he did not know whether the person was alive or dead. | Mr Neil said that when he first saw the body he did not know whether the person was alive or dead. |
| "I shouted at him a couple of times but got no response," he said. | "I shouted at him a couple of times but got no response," he said. |
| He said that after cycling to a nearby house in London Road he was refused permission to use the telephone. He eventually found a phone box and alerted the emergency services. | He said that after cycling to a nearby house in London Road he was refused permission to use the telephone. He eventually found a phone box and alerted the emergency services. |
| Telecoms engineer William Goudie, 46, told the court that he had seen a car parked on the Clyde Walkway between 1800 BST and 1830 BST earlier in the week on 15 March. | Telecoms engineer William Goudie, 46, told the court that he had seen a car parked on the Clyde Walkway between 1800 BST and 1830 BST earlier in the week on 15 March. |
| Special defence | Special defence |
| Imran Shahid, his brother Zeeshan Shahid, 28, and Mohammed Faisal Mushtaq, 27, have denied the alleged racially-motivated murder. | Imran Shahid, his brother Zeeshan Shahid, 28, and Mohammed Faisal Mushtaq, 27, have denied the alleged racially-motivated murder. |
| They have been accused of abducting Kriss, 15, repeatedly slashing him with knives or similar instruments and then setting him on fire after a drive to Dundee and back. | They have been accused of abducting Kriss, 15, repeatedly slashing him with knives or similar instruments and then setting him on fire after a drive to Dundee and back. |
| The charge against them alleges that they were acting with two other men, Daanish Zahid, who is serving life for the murder and Zahid Mohammed, 22, who served half of a five-year sentence for assaulting Kriss and lying to police. | The charge against them alleges that they were acting with two other men, Daanish Zahid, who is serving life for the murder and Zahid Mohammed, 22, who served half of a five-year sentence for assaulting Kriss and lying to police. |
| Imran Shahid has lodged a special defence blaming Daanish Zahid and Zahid Mohammed "and others" for the murder. | Imran Shahid has lodged a special defence blaming Daanish Zahid and Zahid Mohammed "and others" for the murder. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |