Mary Smullen: Last News

Perth man who died after being stabbed through the heart have said they are “devastated” his killer’s mum has escaped jail for attempting to pervert the course of justice. Robbie Smullen (23) was convicted last month of killing 22-year-old Barry Dixon.

fatal stabbing, a trial heard.Mary Smullen, 46, is accused of trying to cover-up the alleged involvement of Robbie Smullen, 23, in murdering Barry Dixon.The court had heard how she rushed round to a Perth flat to find Barry, 22, lying badly injured on a mattress.The flat was occupied by her son’s “on/off” partner, Shannon Beattie, 25, who previously told the trial she’d witnessed Robbie Smullen stab Barry in the chest.The High Court in Edinburgh was earlier played a transcript of Mary Smullen making a 999 call from the flat at 2.35am on June 4 2019.Asked where Shannon was, Smullen told the operator: “I think it was her who done it.”On Monday PC Robert Rodger, 48, gave evidence that he took a statement from Smullen in her home at around

Perth man to death was heard saying, “I’m glad I killed him, he’s a d**k”, a court heard.Robbie Smullen is accused of murdering 22-year-old Barry Dixon who died in hospital after receiving a stab wound to the heart.His mother, Mary Smullen, is in the dock alongside him accused of trying to cover up his alleged involvement.Both deny the charges against them and Robbie Smullen has lodged a special defence of self-defence at his trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.On Friday the court heard from Brian Henderson who said he’d been at his partner’s home a few doors away from Mary’s Smullen’s address in Perth on June 3, 2019.The 48-year-old said Robbie Smullen came to the door that night and his partner answered it.Brian said Smullen seemed

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