Murder accused's mum told cop that her son's girlfriend 'confessed' to fatal stabbing, trial hears
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