Abduction trial terror blamed for suicide of Nathan, 20

Rapist brothers beat victim with wrench Landscaper was scared to give evidence

- BY MICHAEL McQUAID

THE grieving family of a young man who took his own life are blaming his death on two convicted rapists who put him through a “terrifying” abduction.

Nathan Dawson had told relatives he feared the prospect of giving evidence against brothers Craig and Daniel Gallacher in court.

The 20-year-old took his life three weeks before a trial was due to take place. Craig Gallacher, 41, was jailed for 47 months this week while 30-year-old Daniel got 32 months.

The pair admitted abducting Nathan in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, on December 14 last year. Airdrie Sheriff Court heard how they bundled the landscaper into a car and drove to a remote spot seven miles away where Daniel Gallacher beat him repeatedly with a wrench before driving away and leaving him behind.

Jailing Craig Gallacher, Sheriff Tony McGlennan said the pair had “snatched” Nathan from the street in a “premeditated and calculating” way and “very sinister” threats had been made.