Chief constable does not plan on meeting murdered banker’s family

Police Scotland’s main constable says she has nary plans to conscionable with the household of Alistair Wilson, who was murdered successful Nairn astir 20 years ago, but she is “absolutely committed” to present justness for them.

The household of the 30-year-old banker said they had mislaid assurance successful the elder enactment of the constabulary to lick the murder.

Mr Wilson, a begetter of two, was changeable connected his doorstep successful November 2004. His slayer has ne'er been found.

Last week, a implicit reinvestigation of the lawsuit was ordered by Scotland’s apical instrumentality officer, the Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC.

Chief Constable Jo Farrell was asked astir the Wilson family’s disapproval of the mode constabulary conducted the investigation.

Speaking to journalists astatine Police Scotland’s office successful Tulliallan, Fife, she said: “We’re perfectly committed to trying to lick and get justness for the household of Alistair Wilson.

“We person a really, truly beardown grounds astir large investigations and homicide.

“We person a caller SIO (senior investigating officer) and a caller squad appointed, that’s been successful consultation with the Lord Advocate.

“This has been, implicit a fig of years, a very, precise extended investigation.”

She said she did not person “immediate plans” to conscionable with the Wilson family.

Pressed connected whether she would conscionable with the household if they asked, the main constable said it is important for the SIO and household liaison officers to physique a relationship.

Last week, Mr Wilson’s eldest son, Andrew Wilson, was sharply captious of the caput of large crime, Detective Chief Superintendent Paul Livingstone.

The 24-year-old said: “I cannot recognize wherefore Paul Livingstone hasn’t been sacked and if Jo Farrell won’t rethink our petition for a meeting, past it brings into question her presumption too.

“What we person suffered is thing abbreviated of incompetent constabulary enactment and, if it continues, it risks getting successful the mode of catching my dad’s slayer and getting the justness we arsenic a household deserve.”

Last week, Assistant Chief Constable Steve Johnson, of Police Scotland, said: “We person precocious received caller acquisition from the Lord Advocate to reinvestigate the execution of Alistair Wilson.

“Officers remain committed and determined to place Alistair’s slayer and to get justness for his family.

“We are in the process of identifying the investigation squad and it volition beryllium overseen by a detective main superintendent in their capacity as a strategic elder probe officer.

“They volition behaviour a thorough reinvestigation of this murder.

“Unresolved execution cases are ne'er closed successful Scotland and determination is nary clip barroom to providing the constabulary with information.

“We would entreaty to anyone who may have information not yet shared with the police to travel guardant and report.”

Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction 101 quoting incidental 515 of March 4 2022 and Operation Sorn oregon email [email protected]