Police ScotlandTwo more men have been charged in connection with the death of a dad found in a field in Inverclyde with stab wounds.
Police were called after Robert Best’s body was found in a field near High Mathernock Farm in Kilmacolm around 9.20am on November 11.
Mr Best had been reported missing from Greenock on the same day.
A murder investigation was launched and two men were arrested and charged.
Andrew Brodie, 51, and Stephen Shields, 44, are alleged to have stabbed the 50-year-old to death at Shields’ flat on Lansbury Street on November 10.
They are accused of removing the man’s body in a rug and taking it to a field where they “attempted to set fire to it”.
The pair made no plea and were remanded in custody.
Detectives arrested a further three people, two women and a 41-year-old man.
Dorothy Shields, 64, and Nicola Brisland (Campbell), 41, of Port Glasgow, appeared in court charged with attempting to defeat the ends of Justice.
Both made no plea and were granted bail.
The 41-year-old man has been released pending further enquiries.
A 45-year-old man was also previously arrested in connection with assault and released pending further enquiries.
On Thursday, Police Scotland confirmed a further two men have been charged following the incident.
A 36-year-old man is due to appear in court on Thursday charged in connection with the death.
A second man, aged 25, has been charged in connection with attempting to pervert the course of justice. He is due to appear in court at a later date.
The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death is ongoing.
A total of eight people have been arrested in connection with Robert Best’s murder, with six charged.
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