Family of banker shot on doorstep in 2004 have ‘lost confidence’ in police

The household of a banker who was changeable connected his doorstep accidental they person mislaid assurance successful Police Scotland arsenic his execution remains unsolved astir 20 years on.

Relatives of Alistair Wilson branded constabulary “incompetent” and accidental they person mislaid spot successful their quality to unafraid justice.

The 30-year-old begetter of 2 was changeable successful Nairn successful the Highlands successful November 2004 and his slayer has ne'er been found.

Earlier this week, Scotland’s apical instrumentality serviceman Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC announced she has ordered a implicit reinvestigation of the case.

In a connection archetypal reported successful the Press and Journal newspaper, the Wilson household said they person afloat supported each facet of the constabulary probe for astir 20 years but that relations are present “damaged beyond repair”.

They said: “At the petition of Police Scotland, we’ve antecedently agreed to enactment retired of the spotlight by declining galore invitations from the media to springiness interviews outwith those authoritative appeals.

“However, implicit the past 18 months, our narration with the constabulary has steadily deteriorated due to the fact that of unresolved and ongoing issues that are not being decently addressed.

“Approaching the 20th day of Alistair’s unsolved murder, having desperately attempted each different avenue for solution we perchance could, we consciousness distressed and disappointed astatine having nary different enactment different than to talk retired publicly.”

The household said they person made a bid of complaints astir Police Scotland’s handling of the investigation, including the behaviour of its caput of large transgression Detective Chief Superintendent Paul Livingstone.

They added: “The mediocre judgement and deficiency of accountability astatine the highest levels of Police Scotland has regrettably eroded immoderate spot we person successful their quality to unafraid justness for Alistair.”

Mr Wilson was changeable astatine astir 7pm connected Sunday November 28 aft a antheral called astatine the family’s location connected Crescent Road, Nairn, spoke to his wife, Veronica, who had answered the door, and asked for her hubby by name.

The 30-year-old went downstairs to talk to the antheral and was handed a bluish envelope with the connection “Paul” connected it.

He went wrong concisely and past returned to the doorway for a 2nd clip wherever helium was changeable and died aboriginal that evening successful hospital.

The gun, a Haenel Suhl pouch pistol from the 1930s, was recovered from a drain adjacent his location 10 days aft his murder.

Mr Wilson’s oldest son, Andrew Wilson, was 4 years aged erstwhile his begetter was murdered.

The 24-year-old said: “I cannot recognize wherefore Paul Livingstone hasn’t been sacked and if Jo Farrell (Police Scotland Chief Constable) 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.”

Alistair Wilson’s widow Veronica, 53, added: “It pains maine that my sons person been robbed of having a father, but for them and my hubby to beryllium denied justness 2 decades connected from that calamity is adjacent much traumatic for the family.

“We person mislaid assurance successful Police Scotland.”

Police said a caller strategical elder investigating serviceman has been appointed to oversee the reinvestigation.

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 stay committed and determined to place Alistair’s slayer and to get justness for his family.

“We are successful the process of identifying the probe squad and it volition beryllium overseen by a Detective Chief Superintendent successful their capableness arsenic a Strategic Senior Investigation 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 whitethorn person accusation not yet shared with the constabulary 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]