murder trial heard.Barry Dixon later suffered a cardiac arrest in hospital while surgeons battled to repair the damage and he died.Robbie Smullen denied murdering the 22-year-old at the first day of his trial at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday.His mother, Mary Smullen, is in the dock alongside him accused of trying to cover up his alleged involvement in the killing.Both deny the charges against them and Robbie Smullen, 23, has lodged a special defence of self-defence.Barry was found badly injured at a home in Wallace Court in the Tulloch area of Perth on June 4 2019.A joint minute was read to the jury which told how police and paramedics arrived in the early hours of that morning following a 999 call.The court heard Barry was.
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