Murder victim's estranged wife fled scene with his killers after lying to police

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A murder victim's estranged wife lied to police having fled the scene with his two killers. ‌

Samantha Jane MacGillivray, 33, was in the house in Inverness as Ross MacGillivray was savagely attacked by Craig Hayden, 30, and Leon Headey, 23, on November 11 2023 ‌

The trio then escaped out the back-door leaving the 36 year-old's naked, trussed-up body in the hall. ‌

MacGillivray was still with the pair when she dialled 999 shortly after.

In that initial call, the mum claimed to have found the man "on the floor not breathing" at the house in the city's St Ninian Drive.

She then appeared to hang up seconds later. ‌

But, MacGillivray called police again in the early hours before giving a statement of what she claimed happened.

Prosecutor Graeme Jessop KC today told