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Two men have today admitted murdering a 'doting father' in a brutal attack. ‌

Craig Hayden, 30, and Leon Headey, 23, killed Ross MacGillivray at a property in St Ninian Drive, Inverness on November 11, 2023. ‌

The fatal assault included the 36 year-old being restrained, punched, kicked and stamped upon. ‌

The pair had been due to stand trial at the High Court in Glasgow , but admitted to their guilt today. Sarah Jane MacGillivray - said to have been the victim's "estranged wife" - had also faced the murder accusation.

But, her not guilty plea was accepted and the 33 year-old instead admitted to a charge of attempting to defeat the ends of justice in connection with events after the killing.

Two other men joined them in the dock on Wednesday. Lee Fraser, 34, and

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