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Pair accused of murdering man in Glasgow Tollcross Road home

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Two suspects are to stand trial charged with murdering a man in his own home.

Robert Connelly and Sean Fury - both 43 - are accused of attacking James Wilson at the flat in Tollcross Road in Glasgow's East End last June 4.

It is claimed they forced entry before Mr Wilson was hit by unknown means.

He is then said to have been repeatedly struck and stabbed on the body with a scissor blade or similar weapon.

The indictment states Mr Wilson was left so severely hurt that he passed away.

Connelly is further accused of attempting to defeat the ends of justice.

It is claimed he got rid of the bladed item in an "attempt to conceal" his involvement in the alleged killing.

Among other charges is that Connelly further engaged in abusive behaviour with a woman in 2025 at different locations in Glasgow.

This includes claims he contacted others by text pretending to be her, detained the woman in a house and also turned up at her work uninvited.

The case called for a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow where lawyers pleaded not guilty on behalf of each.

Lord Arthurson set a trial and it scheduled to begin in January 2027.

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