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Inverness man and friend found guilty of teenager’s murder on Western Isles

Liam Aitchison AN Inverness man, along with a friend, has been convicted of killing Liam Aitchison, the victim of the first murder on the Western Isles in more than 40 years. The 16-year-old, from South Uist, was beaten, stabbed and stripped of clothing during the attack on November 23, 2011. Liam’s body was found in a derelict property in Steinish on Lewis. Stefan Millar (22), of Dunabban Road, Inverness, and Johnathan MacKinnon (22), from Elgin, denied murder. But a jury at the High Court in Glasgow found them guilty today. Liam had socialised with Millar and MacKinnon after he started living in Stornoway. The three had worked in the fishing industry. The court heard that on November 23, Millar and MacKinnon had fought with Liam. Witnesses said the two men had told them that the teenager was...