How a serious discovery of an urban explorer led the murder sentence

Searching for a derogatory warehouse, James Fenton was not completely ready for the horrific discovery he was about to make.

Inside the chronic building, the urban explorer stumbled across a man’s skeleton, which later went missing a year ago.

Initially, the remains could not be identified and it was not until a face reconstruction was broadcast by the media that they were later confirmed as 60 -year -old EN Cots.

Despite the establishment of the cause of death, painter and decorator David Barns was to go on a test accused of killing the army legend.

Barns had accepted the identity of Ein on 91 occasions to get thousands of pounds of cash and goods but did he kill him?

Murder test: Body in warehouse Follows the family’s discovery for justice and follows the testing of the Barns.

James Fanton’s hobby was to go to the urban discovery – where people left and go to see the buildings what they can find.

On 27 September 2020, with his brother and his girlfriend, he went to Whitehill Industrial in Glenoroths, Murali, where the group was “messing up about the bus”.

In one of the units, James saw something from the corner of his eye. He thought that these are animal bones at first, but then realized that it was something more frightening.

“I only saw white, dull, bony kind of material,” he told BBC Scotland. “I kicked one of the boxes and when I looked at the skull, ribbacks and legs on the side of the wall.

“At first I could not believe myself what it was really until I saw the mummified skin of the back of the neck and the back of the leg.”

An attempt was made to set the body on fire.

James called the police and the remains were human after confirmation, he felt ill for the stomach.

“This is the last thing you think anyone will know,” he said.

“It’s scary to think how long he had been lying there – no one has noticed for so long. I am happy that he was finally found and put to rest.”

However, the remains were to be identified before this could happen. The police searched the database of missing people and investigated the homeless people who were known for some gold, but obtained a vacant space.

Police Scotland Crime Scene Manager Date SGT Rocksburg, said that the warehouse was in an area that was badly neglected for many years and became a dumping ground for fly tippers – old couch, fridge and car parts in this area Was involved.

“This person was closed,” he said. “It was a very sad scene – certainly not where you want your loved one to have the last rest place.”

It was not until the face was rebuilt that someone came forward. A council official thought that the reconstruction resembles that of the council, which was left in the council’s house at Kailacisi, Murali.

It was only on a five -minute drive from where the skeleton was found.

EAN was last seen on 2 September 2019.

“Nobody had a bad word to say about Ein,” said Date SGT Rocksburg. “He was generally known for a happy, Jovial Chap about the village.

“He was a routine man – went to the same shops at the same time, the same day a week.

“He spent his money in a single pattern for many years – it was quite clear for the police that there was a complete change in that pattern of spending after September 2019.”

David Barns prosecuted for the murder of Inte.

He was a painter and decorator who was working at Ene’s house.

Kevin O’Donogue told the High Court in Edinburgh that when his neighbor went missing, the worker told him that he was not coming back because he had gone to England to live with his sister.

Ion’s sister Audrey told the trial that neither she, nor her second sister lived in England.

Mr. O’Donogue said that he saw his wheel bin putting his wheel bin on 3 September 2019 behind his silver VW golf and said it appeared heavier than an empty bin.

He sent a text message to Ein, asking why the worker took his bin.

A portion of a letter sent to Mr. O’Donogue was later found in the Whitehill Industrial Estate in Gray bin, where the remains of the Ein were discovered.

However, in the court, Mr. O’Donogue was unable to identify the person he saw in the car putting the wheel bin.

But a woman who was in a relationship with David Barns recognized her from the image of a man sitting in the car outside the house.

He also confirmed that he spent a long time in an attempt to capture the Barns on 3 September 2019 – and he felt that there was more money after that date.

Later, evidence in the court agreed that Barns had accepted the identity of Mr. Cottas on 91 occasions to get thousands of pounds of cash and goods.

Forensic soil scientist Professor Lorna Dason found that the same species of plant material found outside industrial units in Glenoroths was found in carpet from the front footwell of the car.

The cause of the death could not be determined, but a forensic pathologist told the court that there were areas of square tissue and bone.

Raksha argued that there was no evidence that Barns had killed Ein.

Barns did not take the stand and no defense witnesses.

He was convicted by the majority decision and was sentenced to life imprisonment in jail for at least 23 years of service.

Ion’s sister Audre Reid lost contact with her brother, who was 10 years older than her.

“I remember on seeing the news found in Glenoroths, for a minute thinking that it would not be my brother,” he told BBC Scotland.

Flixes through family photos of the en as a young boy with a bowl of a bowl; To play with family at home; And after his time in the army, he said that I was “a bit of Chiku Chapi, always in the bit of getting upset”.

Audrey said he had joined the army at the age of 16.

“But you live a different life. But we are still brothers and sisters and still love each other.

“He was just a good, simple man who would not do any harm to anyone – he lived in a good, mute, peaceful field.

“In my head, there was nothing from doing so, nothing. He was a simple man living a simple life. And he got away from him.

“When I went to that court, I have never taken his eyes (bars) – just to say that you are not winning. I see you.

“And I wanted him to see that I and his daughters were there because I had a family and I want him to see him – he had people who loved him.”

Een’s marriage was more than 10 years before their relationship broke up. They had three children.

His daughters Emma and Lewis Cottas moved to Colchester in Essex with their mother when they were too young and looked at them until they were not adults.

Emma told BBC Scotland, “We tried to make a bond again, but it was quite difficult.”

Lewis said: “We had not seen him for 10 or 11 years until we received this phone call.

Emma said: “He was still our father and he died in an unspecified manner. You feel a sense of guilt in a way because we were Astrange but he was still our father and there are still a lot of feelings.

“We could have a chance to come back in contact with him, but the fact that someone has removed that opportunity – to be able to join him again for us to be able to join him again. -Was a clutter. “

Lewis said: “It will not be completely closed because we do not know what happened to our father – only he (bars) will ever know this.”

While sentencing the Barns, Judge Lord Mulholland told him: “What you did was about to call. The killing of a person who did not harm you – on the contrary he gave you work.

“You have not regretted or not taking any responsibility for the crimes you committed. What you did was low and evil.”

Murder Trial: The body will be available on BBC iPlayer from January 28 at Warehouse, BBC Scotland Channel will be available on Tuesday 11 February at 21:00 pm and BBC Two on Wednesday 12 February at 21:00 pm.