We ALL saw the bruises on Kate McCann after Maddies death, Kate in her book tried to explain them away claiming she had kicked and punched the wall even smashed a bed but there was not one single bruise or swelling on Kate's knuckles, the bruises were much further up on her arms as though she had been gripped by force, restrained even !
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THE man accused of murdering missing book keeper Suzanne Pilley had injuries which he could have suffered after ‘grappling’ with another person, a court has heard.
Dr Nathaniel Cary, 54, told the High Court in Edinburgh that David Gilroy, 49, had scratches on various parts of his body which could have been sustained through struggling with somebody.
The consultant pathologist told prosecution lawyer Alex Prentice QC that he studied photographs which were taken of Mr Gilroy by police in the days after Suzanne, 38, went missing.
He said that the images showed a number of injuries which Mr Gilroy had sustained.
On Wednesday, Mr Cary told the court that he thought some of the marks on Mr Gilroy’s body could have been caused by another person’s finger nails coming into contact with him.
And he also told Mr Prentice that he also thought that a “skin tone substance” had been used on one particular injury.
Mr Cary told the court that the substance was a “very unusual feature” to see on a man.
Dr Cary was giving evidence on the 13th day of the trial of Mr Gilroy, who denies murdering his former lover Suzanne in Thistle Street, Edinburgh or at another place in Scotland by a means unknown to the prosecutor on May 4, 2010.
Gilroy, of Silverknowes, Edinburgh, also denies four other charges which allege he committed a number of crimes.
One of the charges being faced by Gilroy includes an allegation that he attempted to defeat the ends of justice on May 7, 2010 by applying make up on his hands during a police photography session.
The charge alleges that he did this in a bid to disguise the full extent of his injuries and to frustrate the police and procurator fiscal’s investigation into Suzanne’s disappearance.
On Wednesday, the court heard from Dr Cary, who lives in Oxfordshire, about how he has spent the last 19 years acting as a pathologist in criminal investigations.
He told Mr Prentice that he had experience of cases in which people had been strangled.
Mr Cary said that in his professional experience, the victims of strangulation sometimes struggle with and injure their attackers.
Dr Cary then told the court that he studied a series of photographs that had been taken of Mr Gilroy just days after Suzanne went missing in May 2010.
The images showed that Mr Gilroy had a number of injuries on his face, hands and body.
Dr Cary said that it was his opinion that Mr Gilroy could have sustained the marks to his body from “grappling” with somebody or from coming into contact with “sharp foilage”.
On Tuesday, the court heard how 200 volunteers joined with police to search remote woodland in Argyll in the months after Suzanne went missing in a bid to find the divorcee.
Dr Cary also told the court that he thought that a “skin tone substance” may have been used on one injury.
He said: “It’s a very unusual feature to see in a male.”
After Mr Prentice finished questioning Dr Cary, defence QC Jack Davidson asked whether it was possible that Gilroy could have sustained the injuries through gardening.
Dr Cary agreed that it was possible.
Earlier in the day, the trial heard from PC Simone Thompson,44, the South Yorkshire Police dog handler whose canine Buster was used in the search for Suzanne, 38.
On Tuesday, the court heard about how Buster is trained to smell for decomposing human remains and blood.
PC Thompson also told the court that Buster searched parts of the building that housed IML and indicated that he could smell human remains.
On Wednesday, PC Thompson told Mr Prentice that Buster was also used to search Mr Gilroy’s car - the animal indicated that he could smell decomposing human remains or blood at two sections of the motor’s boot.
PC Thompson told Mr Prentice that he also gave “a full blown positive indication” that he could smell human remains or blood on the outside of Gilroy’s motor.
Gilroy denies a total of five charges which allege he committed a series of criminal activities at various addresses in Scotland between August 2009 and June 2010.
The trial before judge Lord Bracadale continues.
http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/suzanne-pilley-trial-murder-accused-had-finger-nail-scratches-1-2157963
Back to the Suzanne Pilley murder trial
THE man accused of murdering missing book keeper Suzanne Pilley had injuries which he could have suffered after ‘grappling’ with another person, a court has heard.
Dr Nathaniel Cary, 54, told the High Court in Edinburgh that David Gilroy, 49, had scratches on various parts of his body which could have been sustained through struggling with somebody.
The consultant pathologist told prosecution lawyer Alex Prentice QC that he studied photographs which were taken of Mr Gilroy by police in the days after Suzanne, 38, went missing.
He said that the images showed a number of injuries which Mr Gilroy had sustained.
On Wednesday, Mr Cary told the court that he thought some of the marks on Mr Gilroy’s body could have been caused by another person’s finger nails coming into contact with him.
And he also told Mr Prentice that he also thought that a “skin tone substance” had been used on one particular injury.
Mr Cary told the court that the substance was a “very unusual feature” to see on a man.
Dr Cary was giving evidence on the 13th day of the trial of Mr Gilroy, who denies murdering his former lover Suzanne in Thistle Street, Edinburgh or at another place in Scotland by a means unknown to the prosecutor on May 4, 2010.
Gilroy, of Silverknowes, Edinburgh, also denies four other charges which allege he committed a number of crimes.
One of the charges being faced by Gilroy includes an allegation that he attempted to defeat the ends of justice on May 7, 2010 by applying make up on his hands during a police photography session.
The charge alleges that he did this in a bid to disguise the full extent of his injuries and to frustrate the police and procurator fiscal’s investigation into Suzanne’s disappearance.
On Wednesday, the court heard from Dr Cary, who lives in Oxfordshire, about how he has spent the last 19 years acting as a pathologist in criminal investigations.
He told Mr Prentice that he had experience of cases in which people had been strangled.
Mr Cary said that in his professional experience, the victims of strangulation sometimes struggle with and injure their attackers.
Dr Cary then told the court that he studied a series of photographs that had been taken of Mr Gilroy just days after Suzanne went missing in May 2010.
The images showed that Mr Gilroy had a number of injuries on his face, hands and body.
Dr Cary said that it was his opinion that Mr Gilroy could have sustained the marks to his body from “grappling” with somebody or from coming into contact with “sharp foilage”.
On Tuesday, the court heard how 200 volunteers joined with police to search remote woodland in Argyll in the months after Suzanne went missing in a bid to find the divorcee.
Dr Cary also told the court that he thought that a “skin tone substance” may have been used on one injury.
He said: “It’s a very unusual feature to see in a male.”
After Mr Prentice finished questioning Dr Cary, defence QC Jack Davidson asked whether it was possible that Gilroy could have sustained the injuries through gardening.
Dr Cary agreed that it was possible.
Earlier in the day, the trial heard from PC Simone Thompson,44, the South Yorkshire Police dog handler whose canine Buster was used in the search for Suzanne, 38.
On Tuesday, the court heard about how Buster is trained to smell for decomposing human remains and blood.
PC Thompson also told the court that Buster searched parts of the building that housed IML and indicated that he could smell human remains.
On Wednesday, PC Thompson told Mr Prentice that Buster was also used to search Mr Gilroy’s car - the animal indicated that he could smell decomposing human remains or blood at two sections of the motor’s boot.
PC Thompson told Mr Prentice that he also gave “a full blown positive indication” that he could smell human remains or blood on the outside of Gilroy’s motor.
Gilroy denies a total of five charges which allege he committed a series of criminal activities at various addresses in Scotland between August 2009 and June 2010.
The trial before judge Lord Bracadale continues.
http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/suzanne-pilley-trial-murder-accused-had-finger-nail-scratches-1-2157963
