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A 35-year-old man has gone on trial accused of murdering Glasgow gangland figure Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll.

William Paterson is alleged to have repeatedly shot and killed 29-year-old Mr Carroll outside Asda, in the city's Robroyston area, on 13 January 2010.

He is also accused of fleeing to Spain 10 days later "to avoid arrest, prosecution and conviction".

Mr Paterson denies all the charges against him and has lodged two special defences of alibi and incrimination.

Det Sgt Grant Durie, who searched the house where Miss Maguire lived with her father in Cumbernauld, also gave evidence.

He told the court he was the crime scene manager and that during the search a bulletproof vest was found under the bed in Miss Maguire's room.

Advocate depute Iain McSporran asked if it was if it was "unusual" to find it and he said it was.

The prosecutor asked how many times he had previously come across a bulletproof vest during searches and he replied: "That was the first time, sir."

Mr Paterson denies all the charges and has incriminated six other people, including Ross Monaghan, and lodged a special defence of alibi claiming he was at his girlfriend's house in Cumbernauld on the day of the murder.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-32704944
 
The Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll murder trial has heard how the car believed to have been used in his shooting was seen near where the murder weapon was found.

CCTV footage showing a black Volkswagen Golf in Coatbridge and at the Asda carpark in Robroyston where Mr Carroll was killed was shown to the jury.

Det Con Neil Grieve said these were assessed by him "as the same vehicle".

The court was shown an excerpt of footage of Asda in Robroyston on the day of the murder with a number of cars driving in and out of the car park.

Advocate depute Iain McSporran, prosecuting, put to the witness: "This you took to be the black Audi car in which Mr Carroll and two others arrived at Asda." He replied: "Yes, correct."

The court heard that a short time later Mr Carroll and two others, Stephen McLaggan and John Bonner, were seen walking to the front of Asda and then back to the carpark space they parked in.

Det Con Grieve said a Volkswagen Golf arrived at the carpark and from looking at the time it arrived, it was "consistent" with it having come from Northgate Road - where earlier footage showed the same type of car.

A clip of what has been identified by police as being the Volkswagen Golf on the CCTV was played and the officer was asked to comment.

He said the car travelled "quite quickly" past the front door and "came to a halt near to where the Audi was parked".

Det Con Grieve added: "You can see legs and feet coming out the vehicle and the brake light remained on, it would appear."

Asked what the significance of that is, he said: "It would suggest there is another person within the vehicle."

Further footage was shown of the same car and the officer said: "It moves off then appears to stop again in the corridor, in the corridor of the car park."

He told the court the car then "negotiates the roundabout on the wrong side of the road".

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-32796223
 
Jurors in the Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll murder trial have been hearing closing speeches from the Crown and defence.

Prosecutor Iain McSporran QC told the High Court in Glasgow the case against William Paterson was circumstantial but his guilt was beyond doubt.

Des Finnieston, defending, said eyewitness descriptions did not "in any shape" look like the 35-year-old.

Mr McSporran also invited jurors to consider Mr Paterson's DNA on the handle of a bag that one of the murder weapons was found in.

He said that the DNA of Mr Paterson's "associate" Ross Monaghan - who was cleared of the murder in 2012 - was found on the handle of the other gun.

And some very compelling evidence about phones, as well. Read it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-32901454
 
Wow... Gerbil. Now that name just inspires fear and intimidation.

To be fair, we don't know how he got that nick. Though I have to agree: It is hard to imagine a very intimidating situation that could have lead to him being known as "Gerbil".
 
To be fair, we don't know how he got that nick. Though I have to agree: It is hard to imagine a very intimidating situation that could have lead to him being known as "Gerbil".
All I can think of is Richard Gere urban legend.
 
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