Ex-Gamekeeper Convicted of Shotgun Murder

A jury at the High Court in Glasgow has convicted David Campbell, a 77-year-old former head gamekeeper, of murdering his ex-colleague Brian Low with a shotgun on a remote country track near Aberfeldy in Perth and Kinross. The killing took place on February 16, 2024, at Leafy Lane near Pitilie, where Low, 65, suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene.

Low's body was discovered the following morning at around 8:30 a.m. by a local man walking in the area. He had been shot approximately 4:52 p.m. the previous day while out walking his dog, Millie. An autopsy revealed about 30 injuries from shotgun pellets to his face, chest, and neck, with pellets later falling from his body bag at the mortuary. Police initially classified the death as non-suspicious, a decision one officer later described in court as a mistake. It was not until five days later that investigators reclassified the case as a murder inquiry.

Campbell and Low had both worked at the Edradynate Estate. Campbell served as head gamekeeper from May 1984 until February 2018, while Low was employed as a groundsman from August 2000 until February 2023. Court proceedings revealed that Campbell harbored a long-standing grudge...