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    Guilty, man who choked his wife to death after she accused him of cheating on her

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    By DAVE FINLAY

    Published: 15:23 EST, 22 January 2025 | Updated: 15:23 EST, 22 January 2025

    A man has been found guilty of murdering his wife in a fit of rage after she accused him of cheating.

    Walter Buchanan killed Darrell Buchanan at their upmarket flat near Hamilton racecourse in Lanarkshire in February 2023.

    The 66-year-old chartered surveyor choked his 37-year-old spouse after she earlier accused him of being a ‘cheater’.

    Buchanan had denied murdering Darrel, who was originally from Kenya.

    However, he was found guilty yesterday following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

    Buchanan will learn the minimum he will spend behind bars when he returns to the dock next month.

    The court heard how the couple had met in 2015 while Buchanan was on holiday in Thailand. They married two years later.

    The trial had earlier heard that Darrel had confided in elderly neighbours John and Violet Fisher that Buchanan was physically abusive towards her.

    Guilty, man who choked his wife to death after she accused him of cheating on her

    Darrell Buchanan was murdered by her husband, Walter at their home in Hamilton, Lanarkshire

    Walter Buchanan was found guilty of murdering his wife

    Walter Buchanan was found guilty of murdering his wife

    Mrs Fisher, 82, stated that Mrs Buchanan said her husband took her into a room to beat her and had taken her passport.

    Jurors heard Buchanan had been out with friends in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, the night before the killing.

    Darrel was said to have been unhappy about this and Buchanan told the trial he got a text which read: ‘I guess you are having fun in Bothwell without your wife, cheater.’

    He said she then again accused him of infidelity when got home.

    In his evidence, Buchanan claimed she ‘lunged’ at him before he ‘connected’ with Darrel, grabbed her hair and they both fell. She was then dragged across the floor.

    Buchanan said Darrel got up and left the room. He was then in bed when his wife came in.

    He told his lawyer Iain McSporran KC she called him ‘a cheater’ once more.

    He grabbed her wrists, pushed her onto the bed and got on top of her.

    Kenya-born Darrell met Walter Buchanan in 2015 whilst he was on holiday in Thailand

    Kenya-born Darrell met Walter Buchanan in 2015 whilst he was on holiday in Thailand

    Buchanan added: ‘She was still flailing her arms – I was defending myself with one arm and I remember putting my hand on her face and pushed her.’

    Mr McSporran put to him: ‘We know there were marks identified on her neck which identifies strangulation – the prosecution say there was strangulation.

    ‘There was a thumb mark and bruises – did you cause them?’

    Buchanan said: ‘Yes I did, I had her by the neck – it was seconds – and it was with one hand.’

    He further admitted pushing Darrel into a pillow before she rolled over onto her side.

    It was Buchanan who made a 999 call that morning claiming he had woke up and found his wife ‘cold to the touch’.

    The court heard she had suffered ‘significant’ compression of her neck.

    She also had a brain injury, bruising and a rib fracture.

    After the verdict, prosecutor David McLean said Buchanan only had one minor conviction.

    Judge Lord Cubie told Buchanan: ‘February 18 2023 was a tragic day – there was the loss of a daughter, sister and mother.

    ‘The loss was exacerbated that the person who took the life was you, her husband, who should have protected and looked out for her.

    ‘This has consequences for you too. The reality is it was in your control to avoid this

    ‘The jury has found that you acted in a way that caused her death and you must take the consequences.’

    Sentencing was adjourned for reports.

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