2027 trial date set for Dumfries murder bid case

TWO suspects are to stand trial next year charged with trying to kill a man who was allegedly struck by a car in Dumfries. Declan Carlton, 30, and Adam Goss, 29, both appeared in the dock at the High Court in Glasgow on Monday. Prosecutors claim a motor was driven at a 28-year-old man in Criffel Road, Dumfries on May 17 2025. It is said he was hit, causing him to be flung across the bonnet and then end up on the ground. The indictment states there were repeated attempts to strike him with a knife before he was smacked on the head with a hammer. The murder bid charge claims this was to the man’s severe injury, permanent disfigurement and to the danger of his life. The case called for a short hearing earlier this week, when lawyers for the pair pleaded not guilty on behalf of each. Prosecutor Alexandria Kirk said: “I would ask the court to assign a trial for April 7 2027 for five days at the High Court in Kilmarnock.” Lord Mulholland set that date and granted bail for Carlton and Goss, both of Dumfries, until then.