A man accused of murdering a Trainspotting T2 actor objected to an identity parade because he appeared too tanned, a court has heard. Giving evidence on Thursday, Pc David Cuthbert told how he had rejected complaints by the accused and his solicitor about the video identification parade process, known as Viper, after his arrest in April 2019. Pc Cuthbert, 44, said: “The accused went through the process and he made a comment, on memory on his complexion being more tanned than others. “The solicitor did not attend.”It was heard the solicitor attended a later Viper process on May 6 2019 where he also objected to the line-up. It said: “I wasn’t invited as his solicitor to engage in the Viper process on April 22 2019.

Source: The Herald April 29, 2021 13:07 UTC