Killer convicted of murdering Scots man and dumping remains at industrial unit
dailyrecord.co.ukA killer has been convicted of murdering a man in his own home and hiding his remains at an industrial unit. David Barnes, 33, killed 60-year-old Ean Coutts at his home on Main Street in Kinglassie, Fife, in September 2019.
The brute went on to torch his body before transporting it via a wheelie bin to an industrial unit nearly five miles away in Glenrothes.
Barnes then committed a series of frauds and theft - including pretending to be Ean at a premises in Fife, applying for finance in his name and also using the dead man's bank account to withdraw cash.
Ean's body wasn't discovered until a year later when it was found by chance at the Whitehill Industrial Estate on September 27, 2020.It took a further three months for the remains to be identified.
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