Lewis Webster was today found not guilty of killing Michael Webster at the 57-year-old's home in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire on January 27 2022.
The jury returned not guilty verdicts to murder and a separate accusation of attempting to defeat the ends of justice. The dad and son had previously been estranged. They had gone out for dinner at a bar in Glasgow's west end before returning to Michael's flat.Jurors were played a 999 call that Webster made in the early hours in which he stated about Michael: “I do not think he is okay. I do not want to touch him.”Webster later told police that he had “no other option” that night.Join Glasgow Live's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages.
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