'KILLER' WAS SO CALLOUS.Byline: ARNOT MCWHINNIE THE man accused of murdering Snap On Tools salesman Gary Linn linn n. Scots 1. A waterfall. 2. A steep ravine. [Scottish Gaelic linne, pool, waterfall.] was yesterday branded a "cold, callous, calculating killer". Advocate depute de·pute tr.v. de·put·ed, de·put·ing, de·putes 1. To appoint or authorize as an agent or a representative. 2. To assign (authority or duties) to another; delegate. Brian McConnachie told the jury at Glasgow High court that 30-year-old Owen Anderson's behaviour reached its "cold and callous peak" when, shortly after smashing Gary's skull with a hammer, he drove off in the dead man's van. Mr McConnachie said that as Anderson sped off to sell the pounds 40,000 load of tools, he ordered a new car by phone. The next day, Anderson paid off some debts and gave his estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. wife, Eloise, with whom he was besotted, a bangle and ring. Anderson denies repeatedly striking Gary, 38, of Kilsyth, on the head with a hammer or similar object. For Anderson, Edgar Prais QC said: "The defence case is that this was an insurance job which went pear-shaped." The trial judge, Lord Emslie, will sum up today. CAPTION(S): VICTIM: Gary Linn |
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