Prosecutor to review Wick harbour death after 21 years
The Lord Advocate has instructed an experienced prosecutor to review police handling of a man’s death 21 years ago.
The body of Kevin Mcleod, 24, was found in Wick harbour on 9 February 1997.
His family believe that injuries on his body showed that he was murdered, and have criticised how police handled the case in the past.
James Wolffe QC has told his parents that the prosecutor will be from the Crown Office Criminal Allegations Against the Police Division.
Mr Mcleod’s family have welcomed the review.
In a statement, they said: “We are now hopeful that this independent review will finally reveal the answers to so many unanswered questions, including why did police ignore and fail to act on the then procurator fiscal’s instruction to investigate Kevin’s death as murder.”