Colin Marr death: Forensic and pathology review ordered

A forensic and pathology reappraisal has been ordered successful the lawsuit of a Fife antheral who died from a stab coiled to the chest.

Colin Marr, 23, died from a azygous stroke from a room weapon successful 2007 aft a enactment with his fiancée Candice Bonar.

His household person agelong challenged the archetypal constabulary decision that it was suicide. Ms Bonar has ever maintained her innocence.

Scotland's prosecution work has said that it and Police Scotland are present "instructing reviews of the forensic and pathology aspects of Colin's case".

The forensic and pathology aspects of the archetypal probe into Colin's decease person been challenged by autarkic experts.

Leading pathologist Dr Nat Cary has antecedently said it was "both imaginable and plausible" that Colin's wounded was "inflicted by a 3rd party", and questioned erstwhile constabulary reports connected the determination of the stab wound.

In a caller missive to the Marr family, Dr Cary said the decease "is and ever was a homicide until satisfactorily proven otherwise".He added: "To execute penetration would person required terrible force. Removal whitethorn besides person required important unit due to the fact that of a pinching effect erstwhile bony is penetrated."The pathological findings are not emblematic of self-infliction successful that determination are nary tentative wounds."

A connection from the Marr household said they "clearly welcome" the latest update from the Crown Office.

It added: "It is 2 years past since we presented constabulary with grounds from Dr Nat Cary that intelligibly states the determination of the wound, and frankincense the value of the wound, successful presumption of Colin's decease being a homicide.

"Not lone does it rise important questions, it besides gives Colin a accidental of getting justice."

Both Fife Police and the Crown Office antecedently produced reports that were captious of the archetypal probe into Colin's decease and issued apologies to his family.

Colin's stepdad Stuart Graham handed implicit a cache of worldly astir the lawsuit to Police Scotland successful 2021.

Det Ch Insp Brian Geddes - who led the acold lawsuit reappraisal of the Renee and Andrew MacRae murders - has been successful complaint of looking again astatine Colin's case.

Colin's fiancée Ms Bonar has been interviewed 3 times by the constabulary and voluntarily appeared successful idiosyncratic astatine the 2011 fatal mishap enquiry (FAI) into his death.

At the enquiry Sheriff Alastair Dunlop said helium could not determine if the decease was termination oregon homicide.

Speaking aft the FAI, Ms Bonar said: "My sanction is cleared. I person ever been honorable and declared my innocence passim this heart-breaking nightmare.

"What Colin did, helium did to himself and that's the truth."

A spokesperson for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said: "We admit the value of this enactment to the household and they volition beryllium informed of important developments.

"Once further inquiries are complete, each the grounds volition beryllium reviewed by a authoritative who has had nary erstwhile engagement successful the case."