THE MAN convicted of the brutal killing of Perthshire pensioner Jenny Methven has abandoned a bid to clear his name.
In a shock move, William Kean’s legal team has dropped his appeal against conviction and sentence for the murder of the 80-year-old woman.
The High Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh confirmed the deadline had passed for the paperwork to be handed in to continue the legal process to have the case looked at again.
“No appeal has been lodged but they could in the future come back and try to get an extension which would have to go before a judge,” said a spokesman.
Following Kean’s conviction at the High Court in Glasgow in August, when he was ordered by Lord Glennie to serve at least 22 years of a life sentence, a legal bid swung into action to challenge the jury’s verdict.
Intimation that an appeal was planned was made, but as the deadline loomed for this initial appeal to be lodged Kean’s legal team made a last-minute bid for a two-month extension to prepare the appeal.
A judge then granted a further eight weeks.
However, it has now emerged the extended deadline has passed without any formal application being lodged.
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