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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jamie Grierson

Man whose mother-in-law’s blue and black dress went viral charged with trying to kill wife

Isle of Colonsay
Keir Johnston faces allegations he repeatedly assaulted his wife at their home in Colonsay, culminating in him attempting to strangle her. Photograph: Murdo Macleod/The Guardian

A man who found fame after a dress worn by his mother-in-law at his wedding went viral due to its unusual colour properties has reportedly appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of his wife.

Keir Johnston, 38, from the Isle of Colonsay in Scotland, is alleged to have conducted an almost 11-year campaign of serious domestic violence and coercive control which resulted in him attempting to kill his wife, the Times reported.

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