Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell used false invoices and fake expenses to buy luxury items, a court has heard.The High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday heard he embezzled £400,310.65 from the SNP's principal bank account, "over which he had control".Murrell, who is Nicola Sturgeon's former husband, returned to court following his guilty plea last week.

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell used false invoices and fake expenses to buy luxury items, a court has heard.The High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday heard he embezzled £400,310.65 from the SNP's principal bank account, "over which he had control".Murrell, who is Nicola Sturgeon's former husband, returned to court following his guilty plea last week.