Overview
- Robert Best, 50, was found dead in a field near High Mathernock Farm, Kilmacolm, at about 9:20am on Tuesday, November 11.
- Andrew Brodie, 51, and Stephen Shields, 44, appeared at Greenock Sheriff Court charged with murder and attempting to defeat the ends of justice, entered no plea, and were remanded in custody.
- A 45-year-old man arrested in connection with assault was released pending further inquiries.
- Police are investigating a reported disturbance on Lansbury Street in Greenock between 11pm Monday and 3am Tuesday for any connection to the death.
- Forensic teams maintained cordons at the Kilmacolm field and a property on Lansbury Street, as officers appealed via the Major Incident Public Portal for video or other information.