Finlay MacDonald: Skye murder suspect felt ‘humiliated’ by brother-in-law | British news

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A man accused of murdering his brother-in-law has claimed an attack on him by the alleged victim nine years earlier was the start of all his ‘problems’.

Finlay MacDonald, 41, said he was humiliated and had low self-esteem after John MacKinnon allegedly attacked him in 2013.

MacDonald told his murder trial that his father had to intervene to stop the attack.

The High Court in Edinburgh heard MacDonald told psychiatrist Dr Suraj Shenoy: “That was the beginning of it all. Something happened in my head that day.”

He added: “The start of all my problems was when John MacKinnon attacked me in 2013.”

MacDonald would call Dr. Shenoy said he tried to avoid any contact with Mr MacKinnon after the incident.

The court heard that the psychiatrist had concluded that MacDonald was suffering from autism spectrum disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder at the time of the alleged murder on August 10, 2022.

Depression with anxiety and a paranoid and dependent personality disorder played out in the background.

Forensic officers at the scene of an incident at a property in the Teangue area on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Police Scotland said officers were initially called to the Tarskavaig area of ​​Skye shortly before 9am on Wednesday following a report of a 32-year-old woman seriously injured at a property who has since been taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital was brought to Glasgow. for treatment. Shortly afterwards, another incident was reported at a property in the Teangue area of ​​Skye
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Forensic officers in Teangue. Photo: PA

MacDonald denies murdering 47-year-old distillery worker MacKinnon at his home in Teangue on the Isle of Skye by firing a shotgun at him.

He has filed a special defense to the murder charge, claiming that his “ability to determine or control his conduct was significantly impaired by an abnormal mind.”

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MacDonald is also accused of attempting to kill his wife, Rowena MacDonald, 34, by stabbing her repeatedly on the same day in the village of Tarskavaig, on the opposite side of the Sleat Peninsula from Teangue.

Police at the scene of an incident in Tarskavaig, a farming village on the west coast of Sleat on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Police Scotland said officers were initially called to the Tarskavaig area of ​​Skye shortly before 9am on Wednesday following a report that a 32-year-old woman had been seriously injured at a property. She has since been taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment. Date of photo: Thursday, August 11, 2022.
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Police in Tarskavaig. Photo: PA

He is further charged with the attempted murder of a married couple, Fay and John MacKenzie, during an alleged shooting in the Highlands mainland village of Dornie, Wester Ross.

Forensic officers at the scene of an incident at a property in the Dornie area of ​​Wester Ross, on the north-west coast of Scotland. A 47-year-old man has been killed and three people injured in a series of incidents on the Isle of Skye and in nearby Wester Ross, mainland Scotland, where a gun was fired. Date of photo: Thursday, August 11, 2022.
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Forensic officers in Dornie, Wester Ross. Photo: PA

While giving evidence last week, Ms MacDonald told the jury her relationship with MacDonald was “not in a good place” at the time of the alleged attack.

She said her husband stabbed her repeatedly with a knife after confronting her about messages she had exchanged with her male boss, who she claimed was just a friend.

On Tuesday, the court heard how MacDonald allegedly told the psychiatrist: “I depended on my ex-wife for all decisions at home, but she abandoned me.”

Defense barrister Donald Findlay KC said: “The trigger appears to have been his wife’s betrayal as he saw it.”

The psychiatrist replied, “As he saw it.”

The trial before Judge Lady Drummond continues.