A man accused of murdering a stranger by throwing her from a pier into water claimed he was "going away for a long time". Jacob Foster, 29, allegedly killed Charmaine O'Donnell on April 23, 2021.
The crime is alleged to have happened at Helensburgh Pier in the town's West Clyde Street in Argyll and Bute. Jurors yesterday heard 25 year-old Charmaine died due to severe neck injuries and drowning.
Foster went on trial at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday. He denies murder and his lawyers have lodged a special defence of diminished responsibility due to an "abnormality of mind" at the time.
