Police chief vows ‘resolute determination’ to solve doorstep murder of banker

Scotland’s constabulary main has said the unit has a “resolute determination” to lick the execution of a banker who was changeable connected his doorstep precisely 20 years ago.

Father-of-two Alistair Wilson, 30, was murdered connected November 28, 2004 astatine his location connected Crescent Road, Nairn, successful the Highlands.

Detectives person examined thousands of statements and documents but his slayer has not been found.

In September, Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC announced the lawsuit would beryllium reinvestigated nether Operation Sabine, with a caller squad of officers and prosecutors.

Speaking astatine a Scottish Police Authority Board gathering connected Thursday, Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell said she wanted to admit the 20th day of Mr Wilson’s murder.

She said: “Today Police Scotland makes a caller entreaty for accusation relating to Alistair’s murder.

“We would repetition our entreaty that anyone with accusation delight interaction america connected 101 oregon done our dedicated online portal, which tin beryllium recovered connected our website.

“A caller probe squad is successful spot and detectives volition analyse grounds gathered implicit the past 20 years, arsenic good arsenic analyse caller opportunities for caller lines of enquiry specified arsenic advantages successful exertion and forensic testing.

“We are committed to this reinvestigation and I would underline our enactment of Alistair’s household and our resolute determination to bring those progressive successful Alistair’s execution to justice.”

After the reinvestigation was launched, Mr Wilson’s household said they had mislaid assurance successful the elder enactment of the constabulary to lick the execution and criticised Ms Farrell, telling the media she did not person contiguous plans to conscionable with them.

A squad of 14 officers are present moving connected Operation Sabine – drawn from specialisms including analyzable investigations, homicide and execution inquiries, forensics and quality gathering – with much being drafted connected to the enquiry successful the coming weeks.

They volition look astatine astir 10,000 documents, including astir 6,000 statements, and besides analyse 14,000 actions carried retired by constabulary since the murder.

The unit has present launched a large probe nationalist portal that allows radical to taxable files and accusation to the squad anonymously to assistance lick the murder.

Alistair’s woman Veronica, their 2 sons and wider household person suffered 20 years of symptom and their unanswered questions astir wherefore helium was murdered and who was liable remain

Suzanne Chow, Detective Chief Superintendent

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

Mr Wilson was handed a bluish envelope with the connection “Paul” connected it, went wrong concisely and past returned to the doorway for a 2nd time, wherever helium was fatally shot.

He 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.

Detective Chief Superintendent Suzanne Chow said: “The squad reinvestigating Alistair’s execution are perfectly committed to doing everything they tin to get justness for his family.

“We are exploring each caller opportunities disposable to us, including precocious exertion astir forensics and DNA analysis.

“Alistair’s woman Veronica, their 2 sons and wider household person suffered 20 years of symptom and their unanswered questions astir wherefore helium was murdered and who was liable remain.

“The thoughts of everyone astatine Police Scotland are precise overmuch with them astatine this clip and we are keeping them informed of immoderate updates we person arsenic the reinvestigation progresses.

“I americium determined that the transition of clip is nary obstruction to justness and we are perfectly committed to uncovering retired who was liable and bringing them to justice.

“The caller large probe nationalist portal is different enactment for the nationalist to nonstop america accusation straight and anonymously if they wish.

“A important day specified arsenic this volition punctual further treatment some successful the section assemblage and crossed the state astir this investigation, and I would impulse anyone with accusation – nary substance however tiny oregon insignificant they deliberation it mightiness beryllium – to talk to america and assistance get justness for Alistair’s family.”