Friday, September 12, 2008

Carnoustie Terror

On the back of yesterdays shocking discovery at Carnoustie, the police have named the victim as Robert Higgins, 51, of Barry near Carnoustie.

The death is being treated as suspicious and a report has been sent to the procurator fiscal. The post-mortem was carried out and Tayside Police said further forensic examination would take place.

A police spokesman said, “Whilst detectives have spoken to a significant number of witnesses during the investigation so far, they are still keen to speak to anyone who might help officers to piece together the deceased’s movements during Tuesday evening and into the early hours of Wednesday.”

The last known sighting of him was at the end of the pathway in McDonald Smith Drive that leads to the railway level crossing or the footbridge shortly after midnight. Anyone with information or who saw Mr Higgins on Tuesday night is urged to contact police.



9/12/2008 9:27:00 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0]