TWO suspects have appeared in court charged with murdering a woman with a hammer.
Aaron Donald, 28, and Laura McMurdo, 29, are accused of killing Claire Turnbull at a flat in Blairhall last October 5.
Prosecutors state the 36-year-old was held by the throat and punched before being struck on the head with a hammer repeatedly.
The pair face a separate charge of then attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
This includes claims the pair changed clothes after the alleged murder and hid the hammer in a bag.
Donald and McMurdo made their first public appearance in the dock today (Friday) during a short hearing at the High Court in Glasgow.
Donald made no plea while McMurdo pleaded not guilty.
Lady Stacey adjourned the case until a further hearing next month.
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