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Brian Low worked at the Edradynate Estate from 2000 to 2023
A former gamekeeper told a jury that he "did not get on" with the man he is accused of murdering on a remote path near Aberfeldy.
David Campbell told the court "he didn't like me and I didn't like him" when asked about his relationship with former Edradynate Estate co-worker Brian Low.
Campbell, 77, is accused of murdering the 65-year-old dog walker by shooting him at the Leafy Lane near the Pitilie Track on 16 February 2024.
He denies a total of eight charges and has lodged a special defence of alibi on the murder charge.
Campbell was giving evidence in his own defence on the tenth day of the trial at the High Court in Glasgow.
He told the jury that he was the head keeper at the Edradynate Estate.
Campbell was asked by his KC Tony Lenehan about his relationship with Low, who had worked as a groundsman on the estate.
He said: "We didn't speak to each other."
When questioned about a comment he allegedly made that he "hated" Low, Campbell replied: "No."
Lenehan asked: "Did you speak to him?"
Campbell replied: "Not even a shouting match - we didn't get on.
"He didn't like me and I didn't like him."
Brian Low's body was found on a remote path in February 2024
Campbell refuted the claim that he said he would "harm" groundsman Low, who he described as being "really good" at his job.
Lenehan also asked his client if he made threats to other people between 1995 and 2012.
Campbell admitted telling a wildlife police officer: "Vermin you see when you don't have a gun in your hand."
But he denied a claim that he said he would shoot the estate's handyman Richard Wright as well as another man and his partner.
Jurors earlier heard a timeline of Campbell's movement around the day of Low's alleged murder.
The joint minute of agreed evidence stated that Campbell placed duct tape on his video doorbell that morning.
Under three hours later, his home's CCTV manually shut down.
Minutes after that, Campbell removed the duct tape from the doorbell camera which he discussed with his daughter by phone.
About an hour later, at 11:10, the accused returned the duct tape to the camera.
Footage from the doorbell camera does not resume until 19:32 where the rear house door is seen to be closed from the inside.
Minutes later, Campbell is spotted wearing a boiler suit going out the same door.
Another joint minute stated that Peter Fullard, now deceased, purchased an air rifle for Campbell in May 2017, after he had been refused a firearms certificate earlier that year.
Neil McKay, a senior forensic scientist for the Scottish Police Authority, also told the court that Low was shot with the muzzle or "business end" of a shotgun from a distance of between 19m and 45m (62ft to 148ft).
Campbell, from Aberfeldy, is accused of murdering Low, having previously shown ill-will and malice toward him.
He is alleged to have disabled CCTV cameras at an address in Aberfeldy on the same day, in an attempt to conceal his whereabouts.
Campbell is also accused of attempting to defeat the ends of justice by disposing of the alleged murder weapon and an airgun, and having replacement tyres fitted on an electric bike between February and May 2024.
He is further accused of possessing an air rifle without a licence and discharging it on various occasions, and faces five charges of breach of the peace dating back to July 1995.
Campbell is alleged to have acted in a disorderly manner putting three men and two women in a "state of fear and alarm".
His legal team has lodged a special defence of alibi in connection with the murder accusation.
They say Campbell was not in Leafy Lane, where the body was found, at the time of the killing and was instead at home in Aberfeldy.
Campbell denies all the charges.
The trial, before Lord Scott, continues.
