Police investigating the “cheese wire” murder of a taxi driver 40 years ago have made a DNA breakthrough that could help in their hunt for the killer.
George Murdoch, 58, was attacked on the evening of September 29 in 1983 after telling his control room he was heading to Culter.
He turned on to Pitfodels Station Road, on the outskirts of Aberdeen near the Deeside railway line, where he was attacked around 8.45pm and later died. A cheese wire was used in the attack.
Police said that advancements in forensic analysis have now enabled a DNA profile to be identified which will help officers with their investigation. There have been no arrests in connection with the murder of Murdoch, known as Dod, and police continue
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