A man has admitted murdering his brother and attempting to murder his brother’s girlfriend in a New Year’s Day house fire.
Blair Logan poured petrol on his younger brother Cameron, 23, and the bed he was sharing with Rebecca Williams as they slept at their family home in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, in the early hours of January 1 this year.
Ms Williams was rescued from the fire and treated in hospital, while Logan’s parents were treated for smoke inhalation.
Logan, 27, pleaded guilty to a charge of murder and attempted murder at the High Court in Glasgow on Friday.
He had been arrested two weeks after the fire amid a major Police Scotland investigation.
The family dog, Gomez, was also killed in the fire.
Defence lawyer Shelagh McCall QC said Logan showed “wicked recklessness” but did not intend to kill his brother.
He was said to have “felt physically sick at the whole thing”.
Logan has been subject to two psychiatric reports which concluded there was not sufficient evidence for a plea of diminished responsibility.
Ms McCall said there were “unusual traits” in Logan’s personality and that he had a lack of understanding of the impact of his actions on other people.
Lady Scott asked for a social worker report and set a sentencing date for August 11 at the High Court in Livingston.
