'PIRATE MURDER' ALAN'S PARENTS QUIT SCOTLAND; But they'll still fight for truth.THE heartbroken parents of a young adventurer said to have been shot dead by pirates are leaving Scotland to start a new life in New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . Neil and Dorothy MacLean Dorothy Maclean (b. 1920 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada ) is a writer and educator on spiritual subjects who was one of the original three adults at what is now the Findhorn Foundation in northeast Scotland. have sold their Aberdeen home and kiss-o-gram business to emigrate em·i·grate intr.v. em·i·grat·ed, em·i·grat·ing, em·i·grates To leave one country or region to settle in another. See Usage Note at migrate. Down Under to be near two of their four surviving sons. They set sail for Auckland at the beginning of next month and will be at sea on the anniversary of their son Alan's murder. The 28-year-old adventurer's death is still shrouded in mystery two years on. He was working on a yacht during a round-the-world trip when he was killed. The boat's French captain Philippe Sorel Sorel (sôrĕl`), city (1991 pop. 18,786), S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Richelieu rivers. It is a grain-shipping center with an important shipbuilding industry. claims the vessel was attacked by pirates off the African coast. He says Alan was shot trying to defend himself with a didgeridoo didj·er·i·doo or didg·er·i·doo n. pl. didj·er·i·doos A musical instrument of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia, consisting of a long hollow branch or stick that makes a deep drone when blown into. . But Alan's mum and dad don't believe Sorel - and have been battling for justice for two years. Neil says the fight will go on even though they are moving to the other side of the world. He said: "I will continue to press the French authorities to investigate this until there are answers." He said the move to New Zealand will help them make a new start. He said: "It will be a chance to put some of this behind us. I have a bit of work lined up for when we get to Auckland." Alan's disappearance came to light when Sorel docked at the port of Aden in Yemen. The skipper claimed he had been forced to bury Alan at sea and wash his yacht, Correlation, of all traces of the attack. The only other crew member was Sorel's mistress, Badia Lemnia, a Moroccan exotic dancer. The captain has denied having anything to do with Alan's death. He was eventually allowed to sail back to France, a journey which took him several months. But the MacLeans have never believed Sorel's account and earlier this year they travelled to the South of France South of France south n the South of France → le Sud de la France, le Midi to confront him. After a private two-hour meeting aboard the yacht where their son is supposed to have perished, Neil said: "I feel inside my soul that what I have heard from Sorel is not true. "He had no emotion about him when he was talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to us. "The police must find who killed our boy and, for us, Sorel has got to be the prime suspect." "It would have been nice to think Alan died defending the yacht. "But we have had grave reservations from the start." Travel loving Alan was one of five sons. His brothers John, 38 and Nathan, 32, live in Auckland, New Zealand. Malcolm, 35, lives in Perth, Australia Perth may refer to:
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