A reward has been offered for details that could help find John McMurchie’s killer, as police revealed his final movements.
The 50-year-old, who died after being found seriously injured in Fintry Terrace in the early hours of Sunday morning, had toured a number of bars in the Stobswell area of the city just hours before succumbing to his wounds at Ninewells Hospital.
The father of five, from Errol, began his evening as part of a group at the Dolphin Bar on Fintry Road at about 5pm on Saturday.
The men are then known to have moved on to the Balmore Bar on Dura Street two to three hours later, leaving at about 9.45pm, when they then visited an off-licence in Albert Street.
Mr McMurchie and his companions then continued their evening in the Albert Bar, where they stayed until last orders at 11.30pm.
From there it is understood the men went to a house in Murrayfield Gardens, which the victim left at about 3.30am on Sunday.
What happened in the next half hour remains a mystery. However, it was in this window that Mr McMurchie sustained his stab injuries.
As the hunt for the killer continues, officers have stepped up their efforts to find a potential murder weapon. They have been searching undergrowth near the location where the injured Mr McMurchie was discovered by two passers-by.
Particular attention is thought to have been paid to Fintry Terrace, near its junction with Whitfield Drive and Murrayfield Gardens.
A police spokesman said: ”We are searching for any items or anything that might be of interest or of value to the investigation. The nature of the search is time consuming and meticulous, but it is ongoing in an effort to find anything that could help the inquiry.”
Meanwhile, a charity has revealed its plans to pay a cash reward to anyone providing information that traces Mr McMurchie’s killer.
Crimestoppers has said it will pay up to £1,000 for information that would lead to the arrest and charge of those responsible for the murder.
Anyone with information regarding the murder is asked to contact Tayside Police’s dedicated hotline on 01382 591940 or the non-emergency number, 0300 1112222.
Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555111.