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Indictment served on Nat Fraser for Arlene retrial | Indictment served on Nat Fraser for Arlene retrial |
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An indictment has been served on Nat Fraser citing him to appear at a preliminary hearing for a retrial over the murder of his wife. | An indictment has been served on Nat Fraser citing him to appear at a preliminary hearing for a retrial over the murder of his wife. |
Mr Fraser was jailed in 2003 for murder after his wife Arlene went missing in Elgin, Moray, five years earlier. Her body was never found. | |
The conviction was quashed earlier this year and a retrial ordered. | The conviction was quashed earlier this year and a retrial ordered. |
The Crown Office said the hearing would be at the High Court in Glasgow on 3 October. | The Crown Office said the hearing would be at the High Court in Glasgow on 3 October. |
In May, the UK Supreme Court remitted the case to the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh to decide on a retrial and to quash the conviction. | In May, the UK Supreme Court remitted the case to the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh to decide on a retrial and to quash the conviction. |
Judges at the Appeal Court in Edinburgh granted the application for a retrial in June. | Judges at the Appeal Court in Edinburgh granted the application for a retrial in June. |
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