Man to go on trial charged with murder of young Dalry dad
Gavin McVey denies stabbing 23-year-old Sean McKay in October last year
A man is to go on trial accused of killing a young dad in the street in Dalry.
Gavin McVey is charged with murdering 23-year-old Sean McKay last October.
It’s claimed the 39-year-old grabbed Sean and stabbed him with a knife at St Margaret Avenue in the town, at the junction of Shaw Place.
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McVey faces a separate accusation of then attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
This includes a claim he got rid of the blade and a jacket he was wearing.
He is also said to have left the scene by bus to Ayr, before allegedly buying different clothes to wear at a shop in Irvine.
McVey pleaded not guilty to the accusations during a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow.
Both his QC Donald Findlay and prosecutor Victoria Dow said they were ready for a trial to be fixed.
Lady Stacey set a trial due to begin in June 2023 in Paisley.
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