A MAN is to stand trial charged with murdering a dad and then chopping up his body.
David Collins, 46, is accused of killing Kevin Bishop at a flat in Paisley.
Collins is said to have used a machete to strike the 32-year-old with other injuries inflicted by “means unknown.”
The murder is said to have occurred between July 27 and August 1 this year.
Collins is then accused of attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
It is claimed he did “dismember the body” of Mr Bishop severing his head, legs and arms with a machete, knife or similar items.
Remains are said to have been dumped at a mystery location.
Collins is then alleged to have wrapped Mr Bishop's torso in bin bags, a sheet and tape before hiding it in a suitcase, which was stuffed into a bin.
He is said to have covered the case in bleach and aftershave.
Prosecutors claim this was all done in an “attempt to conceal” the alleged murder.
Collins today appeared for a short hearing at the High Court in Glasgow.
His QC John Scullion pleaded not guilty on his behalf.
Both Mr Scullion and prosecutor Liam Ewing asked for a trial to be set.
Lady Rae fixed a trial due to begin next May.
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