Murder trial told of dog walker's body discovery
The trial heard further information about the raid that occurred.A police statement taken from Michael Campbell - the former "laird" of the Edradynate Estate - in April 2024 was read to jurors.The 81-year-old, who has since died, told officers that David Campbell said there had been reports of birds found poisoned on the estate.In the statement, he mentioned incidents where dead birds had been found and said "the finger was always pointed at David", whose house he said was raided by police and the RSPB.He stated there was "nothing in his mind" to believe David Campbell, who was no relation, had been responsible.However, the home of the accused was searched amid claims it led to him eventually being "locked up" for around 28 hours.Michael Campbell added in his statement: "David was really aggrieved about the raid and implied that Brian had planted the stuff in his house."Clothing had been seized - once it was returned there were items that did not belong to him, which, again, made him suspicious that someone had planted it."
