Dundee woman Elizabeth Reid found guilty of murdering drinking partner
ByThe Courier Reporter
Reid will be sentenced next month.
A Dundee woman has been found guilty of murdering a man in a flat in the city.
Elizabeth Reid (58) had denied murdering John Whyte (50) with a knife, or similar instrument in Provost Road in May last year. However, a jury at the High Court in Aberdeen today found her guilty by a majority verdict.
The court had heard the pair knew each other well and regularly drank together.
After today’s verdict, Detective Inspector Mike Pirie said the case highlighted the lethal combination of knives and alcohol.
“This was a horrific incident that gives truth to the fact that perpetrators and victims often know one another and that such incidents more often take place within home addresses,” he said. “Indeed, stranger crime is rare.
“In this case Reid and Mr Whyte knew one another well and frequently drank in one another’s company. Unfortunately, their association with alcohol also meant that they regularly argued with one another on this occasion with fatal consequences.”
Sentence on Reid has been deferred until April 26 for reports.
