Vehicle "Used in Car Park Shooting" Seen Near Dumped Weapon

The car believed to have been used in a car park shooting was later captured on camera near the spot where the murder weapon was found, a court heard today.

Detective constable Neil Grieve was giving evidence for a second day at the trial of William Paterson, who is accused of murdering Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll at Asda, Robroyston on January 13, 2010.

Various clips of CCTV from the day of the shooting were played to the High Court in Glasgow showing the car park in Asda and streets in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire.

DC Grieve was taken through a report he put together after reviewing all of the CCTV gathered by police in the original investigation.

He said that after looking at all the footage the car he pointed out as a Volkswagen Golf is assessed by him "as the same vehicle" in all pieces of footage - including on a street near to where the guns used to kill Mr Carroll were found.

It is claimed - while masked and acting with others - Paterson repeatedly discharged loaded handguns at 29 year-old Carroll shooting him on the head and body.

Paterson is also accused of attempting to defeat the ends of justice.

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 car park space they parked in.

DC Grieve said a Volkswagen Golf arrived at the car park 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 traveled "quite quickly" past the front door and "came to a halt near to where the Audi was parked".

DC 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".

CCTV footage from Sunnyside Road in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire was shown to the court and the officer pointed out a car he believed to be the same Volkswagen Golf.

He said the journey time was "consistent" with it being the same car at Asda.

DC Grieve said on the footage the car turned onto Baird Street in the area and that it is around 50 meters from Academy Street car park where the guns used to kill Mr Carroll were discovered.

The court heard that a black BMW car was noted from the CCTV by the police viewing the footage.

The police witness said that same BMW and Volkswagen then "appear to be traveling in convoy" and drive out of Baird Street and are seen on camera traveling in the direction of where a burnt out car was found.

Mr McSporran asked DC Grieve if in his assessment the car that was seen at footage on Northgate Road, Asda and other footage is the same or different car.

The witness replied it was "assessed by him" as the same car.

He confirmed that it was consistent with it being in the Glenmavis area at the time of the discovery of the burning car.

Paterson denies the charges and has incriminated six other people.

He has lodged a special defence of alibi claiming he was at an address in Cumbernauld at the time of the shooting.

The trial before judge Lord Armstrong continues.