A four-day trial against two Scottish gamekeepers has been extended after the court ran out of time to hear all the evidence.
Head gamekeeper Graeme Rankin and assistant gamekeeper Steven Hague appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court this week charged with offences relating to the alleged shooting of Red Kites in the Cairngorms National Park in February 2025.
They have both denied the charges.
The trial was scheduled to run for four days, between Monday 27 – Thursday 30 April 2026, but the case was adjourned on Thursday and will continue at a later date, still to be decided and dependent upon witness availability.
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