WARNING DISTURBING: Twisted Dylan Brister and Cameron Allan spiked stranger Calum Simpson’s drinks leaving him unconscious, before subjecting him to a sexual assault which they recorded on a phone
The partner of a young dad murdered by two killers who spiked his drink and raped him as he lay dying said she hopes they both die behind bars.
Dylan Brister and Cameron Allan slipped drugs into Calum Simpson’s drinks, leaving him unconscious, before subjecting him to a sexual assault which was recorded on a mobile phone. Mr Simpson, 24, died from intoxication with the Class C drug Etizolam and alcohol following the horrific attack on him at Brister’s home in Fife, Scotland.
The father’s third child was born 11 days after his life was taken, but his family’s torment was only just beginning. They had to watch as graphic footage recovered from Allan’s phone was shown to a jury during the trial of the pair for murder at the High Court in Edinburgh, along with photographs of horrific injuries sustained by the dead man in the attack on him in 2021.
On Friday Brister, 28, and Allan, 21, were sentenced to life in prison with Brister given a minimum term of 23 years while Allan will serve at least 19. Now Bobbie Cowan, the mother of Calum’s three children, said she hopes they are never released.
Speaking to Scotland’s Sunday Mail the day after the killers were jailed, Bobbie said: “I just hope they spend the rest of their days inside.” I want Calum to be remembered for the kind, loving person he was. He was an amazing father and his children Calum, Mirren and Lyla and his stepdaughter Romi now won’t get to know him as they grow up.
“He had his life ahead of him and that was taken from him and from us. It’s been a mix of emotions. I expected to feel a sense of relief after the sentencing but I don’t think any amount of time can ever make up for what they have done.”
Calum’s mum Sheree was too upset to speak but watched from the court’s public gallery in Dundee as her only son’s killers were sentenced last week. At the High Court in Dundee Lord Harrower described their acts as “depraved” and said they had caused “terrible devastation” to Calum’s family and his children.
A court previously heard how Allan and Brister had been using gay dating apps to try to lure unsuspecting men to meet them so they could carry out their sick fantasies. After failing to find a victim they preyed on Calum, who they didn’t know, when he ended up at their flat with a friend.
During the trial the pair tried to blame each other for spiking drinks with the controlled drug Etizolam, which is commonly found in so-called ‘street valium’, but is up to 10 times more potent than diazepam. It is now involved in a substantial number of drug deaths in Scotland. Valium is one of the brand names for diazepam.
Brister claimed that Allan revealed to him after the victim died that he put the tablets into drink for Mr Simpson, but Allan told the court that he saw his ex-fiance put drugs in drinks destined for the victim.
Brister, who received almost £1200 a month in benefits, had won more than £20,000 gambling and bought 1000 tablets for £200.
