Criminal proceedings against Scottish gamekeeper George Mutch continued today at Aberdeen Sheriff Court. His case was continued without plea for the 3rd time.
The case against Mutch, of Kildrummy Estate in Aberdeenshire was first called for a pleading diet on 11th September 2013. On that date the case was continued without plea until 2nd October 2013 (see here). On 2nd October, the case was again continued without plea until 30th October 2013 (see here). At today’s hearing, the case was once more continued without plea until 27th November 2013.
We understand that Mutch has been charged with up to six alleged offences under Sections 1 and 5 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act; these sections relate to the protection of wild birds and prohibited methods of killing and taking wild birds.
Watching this one with great interest….
Raptor Persecution UK 
This is getting beyond a joke, our so-called justice system is making a mockery of our hard won wildlife laws; what makes it even worse is that we the tax payers are footing the bill !!!
I wish William Shakespeare was alive today he could write a modern day farce about the Scottish legal system and call it something like “Still nothing much ado about Mutch”