A man convicted of the attempted murder of an American tourist in a Highland beauty spot has been successful in the first stage of his bid to be released from prison.
Colin Ross has had his sentence referred to the High Court of Justiciary in light of a decision by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission.
Ross was jailed for 20 years in July 2006 following his attack on Marty Layman-Mendonca, 57, on the Great Glen Ways, near Inverness.
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