Finlay MacDonald Faces Murder Charges in Skye

Finlay MacDonald, 41, is on trial for the murder of his brother-in-law, John MacKinnon, as well as for attempting to murder his wife, Rowena MacDonald, and a couple in Dornie, during a violent outburst on August 10, 2022. Rowena, 34, recounted in court that her husband attacked her with a knife after discovering messages on her phone that he perceived as flirtatious, leading to a frenzied stabbing that left her severely injured. Their young children, aged four to eleven, helped keep her conscious until emergency services arrived, airlifting her to a hospital in Glasgow. Finlay MacDonald denies all charges and claims that his mental state was impaired at the time of the attacks, potentially allowing for a lesser conviction of culpable homicide. The trial is ongoing at the High Court in Edinburgh, with Rowena detailing the harrowing events that unfolded during the attack.