Death certificate reveals Aberfeldy man died of ‘shotgun wound’

Brian Low, a retired groundskeeper, was walking his dog when he was murdered on a muddy track near his home south of the Perthshire town almost six weeks ago
Mike Wade
The Times
The death certificate records that Brian Low died three days before his 66th birthday, it was reported. He died on a farm track at Pitilie
The death certificate records that Brian Low died three days before his 66th birthday, it was reported. He died on a farm track at Pitilie
Mike Wade
The Times

A man murdered on a hillside near Aberfeldy died from a shotgun wound to the neck and chest, his death certificate has revealed.

Brian Low was shot on a muddy track near his home just south of the Perthshire town almost six weeks ago.

Details of his death have been registered with Perth & Kinross council. The death certificate states the cause as “shotgun wound to neck and chest” and records that Low died three days before his 66th birthday, The Courier newspaper said.

Police Scotland forensics officers searching the scene
Police Scotland forensics officers searching the scene
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The certificate says his body was found at 9am on February 17 on a farm track at Pitilie, a short distance from the cottage he shared with his partner.

The cause of death raises further questions about why the police treated