Pub worker denies murder

Published 14 Jul 2010 09:30

THE murder trial of a pub worker who was overhead saying 'I'm going away for a long time for this' - began last week.

John McCarron, 42, is accused of murdering William Auld at the Cavendish Bar in Nitshill by allegedly stabbing him 16 times.

At the trial in the High Court in Glasgow this week the court heard how witness Scott McGregor gave a statement saying he overhead McCarron saying he would be jailed for the alleged murder.

Mr McGregor told the court he had been drinking in the pub since 3pm after he went there to meet his girlfriend and her friends.

He told how his recollection of that evening's events were blurry because of how much alcohol he had consumed.

McGregor, who was interviewed by detectives for over seven hours, revealed to the court he saw McCarron with a kitchen knife around an hour before the alleged murder.

Although he originally claimed that it appeared McCarron had cut himself with the blade, he recognised because of his state of intoxication that he could have been mistaken.

The witness was unable to explain how McCarron was supposed to have thrown a chair which smashed a picture frame while holding the knife.

McGregor also claimed that he saw someone in the pub with a baseball bat but was unable to recollect whether this man left the pub with the weapon.

The trial is expected to end this week.

It has previously been reported that both McCarron and Mr Auld were thought to be drinking in the pub on the day of the alleged murder.

Cops have established that at the time of the alleged attack on Mr Auld approximately 60 customers and five staff members were in the vicinity of the pub.

Once the alleged murder scene was secured police carried out a search of the pub and allegedly found over 25 weapons within.

Appearing from custody, McCarron, of Neilston, previously appeared at the High Court in relation to the charge in January and April.

After Mr Auld's death the Cavendish Bar was the first pub to have its licence suspended for a year under new legislation brought in by Glasgow City Council.

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