Family fly out for final verdict

David and Ozlem Grimason are flying out to Turkey

The family of a Scottish toddler killed during a shoot-out in a Turkish cafe have flown out there for what they hope will be the end of the murder trial.

Two-year-old Alistair Grimason, from East Kilbride, died when a bullet pierced his heart while he slept in his pram in the city of Izmir.

His parents, David and Ozlem Grimason, travelled from Glasgow Airport.

Daimi Akyuz, 32, has been accused of murdering Alistair and a man during the July 2003 fracas.

Murder trial

Mr and Mrs Grimason, who now live in Edinburgh, were joined on their journey to Turkey by Mr Grimason's father and brother.

In April, Akyuz had his charge changed from unintentional murder to murder after a Turkish court ruled he had fired in the child's direction on purpose.

Alistair Grimason was killed while he slept in his pram in Izmir

The accused had previously told the court he had pulled a gun on a man during an argument in the cafe and a stray round had hit Alistair.

But forensic evidence disproved his argument leading to the change in charges against him.

If found guilty of all charges relating to the gun incident, Mr Akyuz could face more than 30 years in prison.

It is believed the final verdict in the trial will be delivered by the court by the end of this week.

Since Alistair's death David and Ozlem Grimason have collected more than 100,000 signatures urging the Turkish Government to overhaul the country's gun laws.