Man to stand trial charged with murder of partner and brother
It's claimed Peter Duffy killed Emma Baillie and John Paul Duffy in Coatbridge in 2022
A man's to stand trial charged with murdering his partner and brother.
Peter Duffy faces claims that he killed both Emma Baillie, 26, and 51 year-old John Paul Duffy.
The 47 year-old is said to have fatally attacked Emma on an occasion between March 4 and April 12 2022 at a property in Calder Street in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire.
It is claimed Duffy compressed her neck and repeatedly struck her on the head and body with a knife.
Duffy faces a separate domestic abuse accusation in connection with Emma, who lived elsewhere in the town.
This includes allegations that he caused her to fall down stairs, hit her with a brush and controlled her money as well when she could see family and friends.
Prosecutors claim this occurred between September 1 2021 and April 12 2022.
The indictment then states Duffy murdered sibling John Paul on a date between March 29 and April 10 2022 at his home in High Coats, Coatbridge.
John Paul is also said to have been hit repeatedly with a knife.
Duffy is further accused of attempting to defeat the ends of justice following the alleged murders.
This includes claims that he pretended to a child and a police officer during phone calls that he was his brother John Paul.
Duffy faces a number of other theft and fraud charges in that he apparently used banks cards in the names of Emma and John Paul at various places.
One accusation claims he used a debit card belonging to Emma to buy £1 of "goods" at a sweet shop in Coatbridge on April 4 2022.
Duffy appeared in the dock for a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow today/yesterday.
His lawyer George Gebbie said defence investigations were on-going.
But, both he and prosecutor Angela Gray told the hearing a trial could be set.
Judge Lady Drummond went on to state: "I will fix a trial for January 29 in Glasgow with an estimated duration of 15 days."