Drink-driver Alexander McKellar knocked Tony Parsons off his bike and left him to die on a country road.
She left a Red Bull can to mark the location before contacting police.During the police dig investigators initially discovered a segment of red material, which matched the jacket Mr Parsons had been wearing.Mr Parsons was found to have suffered "catastrophic" rib, pelvic and spine fractures following the collision.
The rib injuries were considered to be "the most immediate cause of death" due the effect it would have had on his breathing. He may also have suffered a collapsed lung.Brian McConnachie KC, the defence lawyer for Alexander McKellar, told the court that his client wanted to apologise for the trauma that he had caused to Mr Parsons' relatives.
He added: "He is not an evil man. He acknowledges that he has done a terrible thing which has caused untold distress to the Parsons family. "He would do anything he could to alter the decision he took in September 2017, but he cannot rewind the clock." John Scullion KC, defending Robert McKellar, said he had "misplaced loyalty" towards his brother in trying to cover up the death.The McKellars showed no emotion as they were taken handcuffed to the cells.The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner is investigating "allegations of criminality" after a complaint against the police by Mr McKellar's former girlfriend.and get BBC News in your inbox.
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