Inquiry into fatal attack upon Moray pensioner Frank Kinnis
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The death of a Moray pensioner at the hands of a mentally ill attacker is to be the subject of a fatal accident inquiry.
David Johnstone's spree of violence occurred near Elgin in 2019.
It left Frank Kinnis (83) dead and two 70-year-old women needing hospital treatment.
The inquiry will be held at Elgin Sheriff Court on January 23 and 24 next year.
It will examine the healthcare Johnstone received before he launched his unprovoked attack on Mr Kinnis who had been walking his dog.
Johnstone, who was then aged 36, was acquitted of murder after the Crown accepted his not guilty plea on the grounds that he had a mental disorder at the time of the attack.
Instead Lord Uist, for the protection of the public, ordered him to be detained in a secure psychiatric hospital for an indefinite period.
In the time leading up to the attacks Johnstone's parents had twice contacted NHS 24 in a bid to have their son sectioned because of concerns about his well-being.
A family doctor had also made an urgent referral to a psychiatrist.
Johnstone initially attacked the two women at Birkenhill Woods near Elgin.
Forty minutes later he then attacked Mr Kinnis who later died in hospital.
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