Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Murder hunt: Police appeal to drivers for dashcam footage

Police and forensic officers search for clues following Brian McKandie's death in 2016.
Police and forensic officers search for clues following Brian McKandie's death in 2016.

Detectives investigating a murder in Aberdeenshire are appealing for motorists with dashboard mounted cameras who may have been in the area at the time to get in contact.

Police issued the appeal for footage today as the investigation into the death of Brian McKandie continues.

The 67-year-old died after being attacked in his rural bungalow at Badenscoth near the village of Rothienorman on March 11.

Officers discovered his body the following day after a local resident became concerned about his welfare and contacted the police.

Police believe the pensioner was attacked in several rooms in the small two-bedroom property, where he had lived all his life.

They are now trying to trace two men, one aged in his twenties and the other aged in his thirties or forties, seen speaking to the self-employed handyman outside his home at about 5pm on March 11.

Police revealed yesterday that a member of the public had already handed in dash-cam footage, prompting an appeal for other drivers who may have been filming while driving through the area to get in touch.

Detective Chief Inspector Iain Smith said: “We are appealing to anyone who has been in the Rothienorman area Friday into Saturday who may have dashboard camera footage to come forward as this may assist us with our enquiries.

“While they may not necessarily think it is beneficial or relevant let us make that judgement, it may assist us.

“A member of the public has already come forward with dash cam footage and we are grateful for the response from the public. We would appeal to others to do so.”

Mr McKandie’s sudden death has sent shockwaves through the local community.

Many local residents spoke of their shock and the police have said there is no apparent motive behind his murder.

Mr McKandie’s relatives paid tribute to the car mechanic earlier this week.

They said in a statement: “Brian was a dearly beloved brother of William, Margaret and the late Elizabeth, brother-in-law, uncle and friend to many.

“He was a genial sort of chap with a dry sense of humour.

“He was hard-working and very dedicated to his business.

“We have been shocked by the recent events and would ask that our privacy is respected at this difficult time.”

Anyone with information that can assist police is asked to call 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, to remain anonymous.