Man in court accused of murder on Orkney

A man has appeared in court charged with murder following a sudden death on one of the Orkney islands at the weekend.
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Police Scotland officers were called to an address in St Margaret’s Hope, South Ronaldsay, early on Sunday morning.

A 21-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 7.30 and another man, aged 49, was arrested.

Erland Fraser, 49, made a brief appearance at Kirkwall Sheriff Court where he made no plea to a single charge of murder and was remanded in custody.