Killer driver led girlfriend to shallow grave where he buried cyclist

A antheral led his woman to the distant shallow sedate wherever had buried a cyclist helium killed 3 years earlier, a tribunal has heard.

Drink-driver Alexander McKellar antecedently admitted hitting Tony Parsons arsenic the cyclist travelled connected the A82 adjacent Bridge of Orchy successful 2017.

The tribunal heard that McKellar and his member Robert took Mr Parsons' assemblage to a adjacent property and buried him.

His assemblage was recovered connected the Auchy Estate successful January 2021.

The tribunal was told that the distant determination meant his assemblage would astir apt ne'er person been recovered without his girlfriend's revelation.

The High Court successful Glasgow heard a summary of the lawsuit pursuing McKellar's guilty plea connected Wednesday.

He and duplicate member Robert admitted trying to decision the ends of justness by hiding Mr Parsons' assemblage successful 2017.

The High Court successful Glasgow was told that Alexander McKellar, known arsenic Sandy, had taken his woman to spot the sedate tract successful September 2020.

McKellar had told the pistillate that helium was speeding erstwhile helium deed the cyclist astatine nighttime successful 2017.

He told her helium had panicked and returned to the country successful a antithetic conveyance with his member to retrieve the body.

The tribunal heard that the pistillate near a Red Bull tin astatine the tract of the sedate arsenic a marker, earlier contacting police.

A large hunt cognition subsequently recovered Mr Parsons' body.

The cyclist was past seen successful September 2017 extracurricular the Bridge of Orchy Hotel.

The High Court successful Glasgow heard antecedently that Alexander McKellar collided with Mr Parsons connected the A82 betwixt Bridge of Orchy and Tyndrum, but did not question aesculapian assistance for the 63-year-old.

The member buried Mr Parsons' assemblage successful a sedate successful the Auch Estate adjacent Bridge of Orchy.

Alexander McKellar, 31, was speeding and had been drinking erstwhile helium caused Mr Parsons' death.

The 2 men had been owed to basal proceedings accused of Mr Parsons' murder, but Alexander McKellar pled blameworthy to the reduced complaint of culpable homicide.

His member had his not blameworthy plea to execution accepted.

The brace some admitted attempting to decision the ends of justice.

The brothers volition beryllium sentenced connected 25 August astatine the High Court successful Glasgow.