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| Three men appear in court charged with murder after Perth death | Three men appear in court charged with murder after Perth death |
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| Three men have appeared in court charged with murdering a 27-year-old man in Perth by attacking him with a television and golf club. | Three men have appeared in court charged with murdering a 27-year-old man in Perth by attacking him with a television and golf club. |
| Taylor Gordon, Drew Paterson and Mark Boyd are accused of repeatedly stamping on William Reid's head and body before abandoning him in freezing temperatures on Bute Drive between 7 and 8 December. | Taylor Gordon, Drew Paterson and Mark Boyd are accused of repeatedly stamping on William Reid's head and body before abandoning him in freezing temperatures on Bute Drive between 7 and 8 December. |
| At Perth Sheriff Court, all three made no plea or declaration. | |
| Sheriff Fiona Tait continued the case for further examination. | Sheriff Fiona Tait continued the case for further examination. |
| The three are alleged to have acted together to murder Mr Reid, from Perth, by attacking him in a flat at Inchaffray Street in the city between 7 and 8 December. | The three are alleged to have acted together to murder Mr Reid, from Perth, by attacking him in a flat at Inchaffray Street in the city between 7 and 8 December. |
| Freezing temperatures | Freezing temperatures |
| It is alleged that the attacked continued to the area of multi-pitches on Bute Drive and that they struck Mr Reid with a golf club and with a TV set. | It is alleged that the attacked continued to the area of multi-pitches on Bute Drive and that they struck Mr Reid with a golf club and with a TV set. |
| The three men are alleged to have repeatedly stamped on his head and body to his severe injury before placing him in a car and depositing him at the multi-pitches in freezing temperatures. | The three men are alleged to have repeatedly stamped on his head and body to his severe injury before placing him in a car and depositing him at the multi-pitches in freezing temperatures. |
| Mr Paterson, 24, of no fixed abode, Mr Gordon, 19, and Mr Boyd, 28, both from Perth, were remanded in custody. | Mr Paterson, 24, of no fixed abode, Mr Gordon, 19, and Mr Boyd, 28, both from Perth, were remanded in custody. |
| Extra police officers had to be called to court after a large number of Mr Reid's family and friends turned up before the case was called. | Extra police officers had to be called to court after a large number of Mr Reid's family and friends turned up before the case was called. |
| Mr Reid was found close to his home during the early hours of Saturday morning with serious injuries and died in Perth Royal Infirmary a short time later. | Mr Reid was found close to his home during the early hours of Saturday morning with serious injuries and died in Perth Royal Infirmary a short time later. |
| A team of Tayside Police officers carried out door-to-door inquiries in the North Muirton area over the weekend and the scene was cordoned off. | A team of Tayside Police officers carried out door-to-door inquiries in the North Muirton area over the weekend and the scene was cordoned off. |