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| Men guilty over death on island | Men guilty over death on island |
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| Two men have been found guilty over the killing of a father on an Orkney island whose body was found buried in sand dunes. | Two men have been found guilty over the killing of a father on an Orkney island whose body was found buried in sand dunes. |
| John Campbell, 59, known as Jack, was found guilty of murdering 54-year-old Robert Rose on Sanday last year. | John Campbell, 59, known as Jack, was found guilty of murdering 54-year-old Robert Rose on Sanday last year. |
| Co-accused Stephen Crummack, 51, was found guilty of culpable homicide. | Co-accused Stephen Crummack, 51, was found guilty of culpable homicide. |
| Jurors at the High Court in Glasgow took about six hours over two days to reach their verdicts after a long-running trial. | Jurors at the High Court in Glasgow took about six hours over two days to reach their verdicts after a long-running trial. |
| Both men were also found guilty of attempting to defeat the ends of justice. | Both men were also found guilty of attempting to defeat the ends of justice. |
| Emotional appeal | |
| The body of Mr Rose, who had moved to Sanday from Rotherham, was found last June. | The body of Mr Rose, who had moved to Sanday from Rotherham, was found last June. |
| His children had made an emotional appeal for information after his disappearance, but it became clear it was more sinister than a missing person inquiry. | |
| Witnesses told the trial how Campbell threatened to kill Mr Rose, known as Bob, after the pair had fallen out over a relationship the victim had with Campbell's former partner Margaret Johnston. | |
| Campbell and Crummack killed Mr Rose in his own home, before burying his body in sand dunes. |