Man to stand trial accused of raping his own SISTER before ‘suffocating her with a paper bag’
Charles Gordon, 52, is accused of the sex attack on Elizabeth Bowe, 50, in Fife last September before allegedly killing her at the property on the same day
A MAN is to stand trial charged with raping and murdering his own sister.
Charles Gordon, 52, is accused of the sex attack on Elizabeth Bowe at a house in St Andrews, Fife last September 17.
He is then alleged to have killed the 50-year-old at the property on the same day.
Prosecutors allege he struggled with his sister before putting his hands around her neck.
The murder charge also includes claims Gordon placed a dressing gown around her neck and a bag over her head which did “restrict her breathing”.
He faces a third charge of behaving in a threatening manner towards detectives two days later.
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Gordon faced the accusations during a short hearing at the High Court in Glasgow.
His lawyer Calum Weir today pled not guilty on his behalf.
Judge Lord Bonomy set a trial due to start in May in Livingston.
The case could last up to six days.
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