A man jailed for carrying out a series of shootings in the Scottish Highlands has had his appeal against his murder conviction refused.
Finlay MacDonald, 41, was given at least 28 years in prison for murdering his brother-in-law and attempting to kill his wife and two other people in August 2022.
MacDonald repeatedly stabbed his wife Rowena at their home on Skye before driving 17 minutes to another village, where he shot and killed his brother-in-law John MacKinnon.
The marine engineer then drove for another 40 minutes before shooting and injuring Fay MacKenzie and her husband John in their home in Dornie on the Highland mainland.
The Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service said MacDonald's appeal was refused at second sift – a legal process where a senior judge or sheriff decides whether or not to grant permission for an appeal to proceed.
