Robert Parks died of his injuries on May 3 2014. Image: Police Scotland
A man is to stand trial charged with murdering a north-east grandfather nine years ago.
Tristan Simpson, 45, is accused of killing Robert Parks in Oldmeldrum on May 3 2014.
It is claimed Simpson pushed the 59-year-old down a flight of stairs.
The grandfather-of-two, known to many as Bob, was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary but died from his injuries later that day.
Police originally thought his death was not suspicious, but reopened the investigation after receiving new information.
In 2021, Mr Parks’ family, including his partner, said they remain “completely devastated” by his death.
Simpson faces a separate and earlier allegation of attacking Mr Parks to his injury on an occasion between April 2009 and December 2013 at a property in Dyce.
Simpson is further accused of assaulting a woman and two children between April 2009 and December 2014.
The case called for a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow where his lawyers pled not guilty on his behalf.
Lady Stacey fixed a trial due to begin in January 2024.
Simpson, also of Dyce, remains on bail meantime.
Man accused of murdering north-east grandfather by pushing him down flight of stairs
