2021 Kilmarnock incidents
On 4 February 2021, three separate fatal incidents occurred in Kilmarnock, Scotland. The incidents were thought to be linked and involved the same 40-year-old man, Steven Robertson. In the first incident, a woman died after being injured outside University Hospital Crosshouse. In the second incident, a woman died after being stabbed in the town. In the third incident, the man was killed in a road crash just off the A76.
| 2021 Kilmarnock incidents | |
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Police Scotland attending the scene at Kilmarnock railway viaduct in Portland Street, shortly after the second incident occurred | |
(1) University Hospital Crosshouse where the first incident took place. (2) The Kilmarnock railway viaduct where the stabbing took place. (3) Vehicle crash near the A76 road which was linked to the earlier incidents. | |
| Location | Kilmarnock, Scotland: University Hospital Crosshouse Kilmarnock railway viaduct A76 road |
| Coordinates | 55.61106°N 4.49571°W |
| Date | 4 February 2021 7:45pm–11:00pm (GMT) |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Victims | Nicole Anderson Emma Robertson Coupland |
| Perpetrator | Steven Robertson |
Armed Police Scotland officers responded to the scene at University Hospital Crosshouse before putting the site under a police lockdown. Police Scotland's Ayrshire division had ruled out any connection to the attacks being related to terrorism.
On 5 February 2021, the police confirmed that a woman who had been injured outside University Hospital Crosshouse had died as a result of her injuries, whilst her daughter, a 24-year-old woman, who was stabbed at Portland Street also died as a result of her injuries. The man also later died from his injuries as a result of crashing his car on a road off the A76.
The perpetrator, Steven Robertson, was later identified, and it was reported that he killed his ex-wife Emma Coupland, and step-daughter, Nicole Anderson.