child's mother more than 40 years ago. Christina "Renee" MacRae 36, was last seen driving out of Inverness with her child Andrew, aged three, on November 12 1976.
It is alleged that William MacDowell, 79, assaulted his son, Andrew, and Ms MacRae at the Dalmagarry lay-by at the A9 trunk road, Dalmagarry or elsewhere on that date and that he caused them injury by unknown means, as a result of which they died, and murdered them.
He is also charged with attempting to defeat the ends of justice by disposing of the two bodies and their personal effects by means unknown to prosecutors.MacDowell, 79, is accused of disposing of a pushchair, setting fire to a BMW vehicle and disposing of a boot hatch from a Volvo vehicle to conceal the alleged crimes.
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