Ex-
by Grant McCabe 14/5/13
The former girlfriend of a teenage boy claimed she
saw him two days after he was allegedly murdered, a court heard.
Ashley Macdonald told police that she spotted Liam Aitchison in Stornoway on November 25 2011.
But, the witness today told a jury that she had made a "mistake" about the date of the alleged sighting.
The evidence was heard at the trial of Johnathan MacKinnon and Stefan Millar at the High Court in Glasgow.
The pair -
It is claimed the 16 year-
Miss Macdonald today told how she had known Mr Aitchison for a number of years and
had previously had an "on-
The 17 year-
She claimed that she saw Mr Aitchison while she was sitting at a bus stop in Stornoway on November 25.
Today, the teenager told the trial that it was a week earlier -
Prosecutor Iain McSporran said: "So, your police statement was an honest attempt, but it was a mistake?"
Miss MacDonald: "Yes."
Mr McSporran put to the witness that what she was now saying could be considered a "surprise."
She replied: "Yes, because my previous statement said that it was the 25th."
Mr Aitchison's body was discovered in a derelict building in Steinish on November 29 by coastguard volunteers.
MacKinnon and Millar, both of Lewis, deny murder.
The trial, before Judge Lord Kinclaven, continues.