This is a LONG episode but if you don't have time to listen in one go I recommend taking a break before the trial coverage which I do mention in the show.

It was June 6th, 2018,and 27-year-old Steven Donaldson was enjoying some time playing with his youngest sister Loris, children in the garden of the Donaldson family home in Arbroath in Angus on the North coast of Scotland.....

TRIGGER WARNINGS

This case does contain torture and explanation of injuries which could be hard for some to hear, I do give a warning before the most graphic parts.

ALSO contains ONE account regarding the mistreatment of an animal.

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REFERENCES

My main source for this episode was The Courier, and I used A LOT of articles which I will number below. Number 1 is a full run down of the trial in this case.

1 Steven Donaldson murder trial from start to finish. The Courier. 6 May 2019.

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Other Articles

37 Steven Donaldson killing: Three jailed for total of 57 years for brutal playpark slaying of Arbroath oil worker. The Sun. 30 May 2019

38 Steven Donaldson killer found dead in Perth prison as co-accused have appeals to reduce their sentences rejected. The Sun. 15 November 2019.

39 Who was Steven Donaldson and what happened to him? The Sun. 22 April 2022.

LOCATION INFORMATION

40 rspb.org. Loch Of Kinnordy Nature Reserve.

41 wanderlog.com. Peter Pan Park, Kirriemuir.