Orkney killer Michael Ross' mum breaks down in tears after confronting son over murder

The mother of Michael Ross, the man convicted of the horrific 1994 murder of a Bangladeshi waiter in Orkney, was seen breaking down in tears in the revealing true crime documentary The Orkney Assassin, reports the Scottish Daily Express.

In heart-wrenching footage from the Prime Video programme, Moira Ross is overcome with emotion as she recalls asking her son Michael, then a teenager, if he had committed the crime.

Speaking to the documentary team, she said: "I remember him coming home with the detective. He was just his normal self."

She recounted how Michael had been hungry after being questioned by police, saying, "All he wanted to do was come down and have a biscuit and something to eat because he'd been starving when he was being questioned at the police station. So he was hungry."

Moira went on to describe the chilling moment she confronted her son: "Then he went up to his room and sat there and I did go up and ask him, I said, 'Did you shoot that man?' And he said , 'No.'"

She expressed her inability to forget his expression, adding, "And I just can't get over the look on his face when I asked him that."

The emotional scene intensified as Moira began to cry, with her husband Eddy Ross, a former police officer, sitting beside her, also visibly moved.

At just 15 years old, Ross became caught up in the case of the fatal shooting of 26 year old Shamsuddin Mahmood, who was killed by a masked gunman in the Mumtaz Restaurant in Kirkwall, an event witnessed by diners including children.

Mahmood's murder had previously sent shockwaves through the Bangladeshi community, instilling fear about relocating to smaller towns.

After his initial questioning by the authorities, the teenager was released.

The case baffled authorities for years until former soldier Ross was convicted of the murder and given a 25-year sentence in 2008.

In a dramatic turn of events, ex-Army sniper Ross tried to escape the courtroom after the guilty verdict was announced, nearly succeeding before he was caught.

Police later discovered a stash of weapons in a car park nearby, in a vehicle rented by Ross.

The Orkney Assassin, launching on Prime Video today (June 8), provides new perspectives on the shocking 31 year old cold-blooded murder.

From Ross' parents, who firmly maintain his innocence, to eyewitnesses, journalists, police detectives, and legal representatives involved in the case at the time, The Orkney Assassin examines all aspects of the case.

The Orkney Assassin questions whether Mahmood's tragic death was a racist attack or even a professional hit as the evidence is reevaluated.

Despite his conviction, Ross has consistently claimed his innocence, with the campaign group J4MR - Justice 4 Michael Ross seeking to overturn the verdict and alleging it's a massive miscarriage of justice.

Ross is currently serving his sentence at HMP Shotts in Lanarkshire and has made three attempts to escape from prison since his incarceration began.

The Orkney Assassin airs on Prime Video on June 8