SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Alistair Wilson's wife Veronica met the head of Scotland's prosecution service in the summer.
Scotland’s chief prosecutor ordered a fresh investigation into the murder of banker Alistair Wilson following a meeting with his widow, the Sunday Mail can reveal. Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain announced last week that a new police cold case inquiry team would try to bring his killer to justice after almost 20 years.
The meeting follows a complaint last December that Veronica was misled over the planned arrest of a suspect in May that year. Police Scotland has since apologised. Alistair, 30, was shot at 7pm on November 28, 2004, in what has become one of Scotland’s most notorious unsolved murder cases. The dad had just resigned from the Bank of Scotland and was due to begin a new job in Inverness with an environmental consultancy firm. Detectives turned up nothing that suggested his murder was linked to his bank work, his personal life or was a case of mistaken identity.
She said: “For us as a family, we need to know why. This is just so senseless. For two young boys – aged two and four – to be left without a dad. That can’t be repaired. But who and why would just make such a difference to us being able to move on.” A local man, now in his 40s, has emerged as a possible suspect. A regular in the Havelock Hotel at the time of the murder, he was said to have access to firearms. The man was recently released from prison after serving a sentence for drug offences and is believed to have gone to ground.
Announcing her decision last week, Ms Bain said: “It is my sincere hope that this secures justice for Alistair Wilson’s family and for the wider community who have been affected by this violent crime.”
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