Two men murder over rape allegation

[28th February 2008]

A man and his step-son have been jailed for ten years each for murdering a man who they believed had raped a teenager.

The 39-year old woman claimed in court that the man they murdered, John MacDonald of Fort William, had raped her repeatedly over a three-year period, more than 25 years ago.

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