Death at Rejects Kirkcaldy: two women set to stand trial
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Nicola Gordon, 36, and Teresa Orr, 58, appeared at the High Court in Glasgow this week where they tendered pleas of not guilty. They will now stand trial in January - two years after the death of William Ireland shocked the town. Gordon and Orr, both from Kirkcaldy, remain on bail.
The women are accused of assaulting the 62-year old - known as Bill - at Rejects in St Clair Street on January 6, 2023. They are also accused of stealing tins of paint and knife blocks from the shop as well as a charge of the culpable homicide. Prosecutors told the court the accused struggled with Mr Ireland before attempting to wrestle a rucksack and jacket from him, while acting “in an aggressive and threatening manner”.
The charge states that he was repeatedly struck on the legs with a zimmer frame and went on to suffer a cardiac arrest, fell to the ground and passed away in the store.