Man stabbed own brother to death in brutal attack in Scots village
Jamieson McLelland was left with serious injuries and later died after he was attacked by his brother Boan D'Arc.
A man has been convicted of killing his own brother following an incident in a rural village Scots village last year.
Boan D'Arc, also known as Thomas McLelland, 60, was found guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh of the culpable homicide of Jamieson McLelland.
Officers were called to a disturbance at a property on The Hill in the Thornhill area of Stirling around 11.45pm on Saturday, January 6, 2024.
Jamieson, who was 56, was taken to hospital along with D'Aer who were both found with serious injuries. However, Jamieson later died several weeks later on Tuesday, January 23. His brother was then charged in connection with his death shortly after.
D'Arc was accused of murdering his sibling but he said he acted in self-defence. However, the jury convicted him of the lesser charge of culpable homicide.
The court heard how the 60-year-old had went to his brother's house with a knife and carried out a sustained assault on him and stabbed him multiple times.
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D'Arc is due to be sentenced at a later date.
Detective Inspector Robert Wallace, Forth Valley CID, said: 'My thoughts remain with Jamieson's family and friends as they continue to try to come to terms with what happened to him. I hope this conviction will provide them with some form of justice.
'Violence has no place in our communities and we work tirelessly to ensure those responsible are brought to justice."
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