Pair accused of murdering and dismembering man whose limbs were found at Loch Lomond

Two suspects are to stand trial, charged with murdering a man and then dumping his dismembered remains in different places.

David McColl, 51, and Linda Kelly, 48, allegedly killed Graham Wright on August 21 and/or 22, 2025, at a flat in Glasgow’s Gorbals.

It is claimed the 38-year-old was assaulted by “means unknown”, causing him to be fatally hurt.

The pair also previously showed “ill will” towards Mr Wright.

McColl, Kelly and 54-year-old John Joseph Roarty then face a charge of attempting to defeat the ends of justice after the alleged killing.

It is claimed the body of Mr Wright was dismembered and disarticulated – separated at the joints – using hand and electric saws as well as other heavy-bladed items.

The remains were removed in bags, rucksacks and suitcases from the Gorbals flat.

Court papers state body parts were hidden in a cellar at a property in the city’s Castlemilk.

A van was then hired and allegedly driven to Loch Lomond, where it is claimed Mr Wright’s legs were disposed of near the area’s Firkin Point and Rubha Dubh beach.

Prosecutors state the vehicle was eventually set on fire.

It is further claimed that the limbs of Mr Wright were also put in a rucksack and hidden in the woods in Castlemilk.

The man’s torso was allegedly put in a shower curtain, placed in a shopping basket and concealed at the former Blairbeth Golf Course in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire.

Mr Wright’s head and feet were said to have been disposed of as well, although prosecutors do not know how.

It is stated that the weapons used in dismembering the body were disposed of.

The charges go on to list a number of other accusations.

Kelly is said to have told Mr Wright’s father, Graeme senior, that she had not seen his son and was unaware where he was.

It is further alleged that she gave an account to the police that Mr Wright had left her house on the evening of August 20 for Glasgow city centre, and that was the last she had seen him.

Kelly is also accused of threatening a woman not to reveal any details of what she knew of the incident.

McColl’s said claims to officers were that he had not seen the man for a month.

It is stated on a separate occasion that he instead alleged not to know Mr Wright.

The indictment further claims “renovation works” occurred at the Gorbals flat and the cellar in Castlemilk was cleaned with bleach with items such as sheets and a mattress being disposed.

It is alleged that Mr Wright’s phone, clothes and glasses were also got rid of.

The prosecution states this was all done to prevent the cause of death from being established, hinder the police investigation and avoid potential arrest.

The charge spans between August 21 and September 13, 2025.

McColl and Kelly face earlier accusations also involving Mr Wright.

McColl allegedly attacked him on “various occasions” between October 2023 and August 2025.

Kelly is said to have acted with others in assaulting Mr Wright on one of the two dates.

The pair are further stated to have acted in a threatening and abusive manner towards him.

The case called for a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow.

McColl and Kelly’s defence, KC Donald Findlay and Brian McConnachie, stated that both denied the accusations against them.

Iain McSporran KC, defending Roarty, offered a much-reduced guilty plea to one of the charges he faces, but this was rejected.

The lawyers along with advocate depute Ali Murray – who will lead the prosecution in the case – agreed a trial could be set.

Lord Renucci went on to state: “It will be in January 2028 in Glasgow, and that will be for a duration of 20 days.”

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