Cops investigating the murder of banker Alistair Wilson have formally interviewed a man in connection with the doorstep shooting.
The man, in his 50s, was questioned by detectives as a key witness in the case which has stumped police for 18 years.
The Daily Record understands the man, who is local to the area and whom we are not naming, was quizzed over his movements in the days before 30-year-old Alistair was gunned down at his front door in Nairn in the Highlands in 2004.
A senior police source said the man has been of interest to detectives for several years and, following new information, they took him in “for a chat.”
The source said: “There have been some things the squad has discovered that makes him of interest.
“He wasn’t interviewed at the time of the unsolved murder but his name has come up often in the new investigation.” The source said Police Scotland are determined to find the killer of the dad of two.
He added: “At one time this was Scotland’s biggest murder hunt. The force has had successes with decades-old murders and are determined to get a result on this one. Why Alistair was murdered has always been a source of great frustration.”
Bank of Scotland business manager Alistair was shot three times outside the home where he lived with his wife Veronica, then 33, and young family.
Police have said they believe the murder could be linked to a planning dispute over decking at the Havelock House Hotel, directly opposite the Wilsons’ home.
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