Man admits dumping body in bin then setting it alight in Pollok
The attack happened in August of 2021
A Glasgow man has admitted to the murder of another man whose body was then dumped in a bin and set on fire.
Jude McPhie attacked William Leiper at a house in Hartstone Road in Pollock between August 2nd and 3rd 2021.
McPhie, 42, appeared at Glasgow High Court today and pled guilty to murdering Mr Leiper.
Co-accused Christopher O'Reilly, 27, also appeared today.
His not guilty plea to the murder accusation was accepted.
But, his KC Thomas Ross said he was admitting to a separate charge of attempting to defeat the ends of justice after the killing.
The indictment stated that O'Reilly - along with others - bought bleach and lighter fluid to destroy evidence.
Attempts were made to clean blood at the house with clothes and a hammer burned in a garden.
Part of a bloodstained mattress was also ditched.
The body of Mr Leiper is then said to have been removed from the murder scene and transported in a wheelie bin to nearby Househill Park in Pollok, where it was torched.
The human remains were discovered on the morning of August 4 2021 and a major police probe launched.
William Feely, 50, faced the same charge but was not accused of involvement in the murder.
Lord Young adjourned the case and remanded both McPhie and O’Reilly in custody.
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