Former Aberdeen council architect removed from register after chasing teenage son with a meat cleaver

By Tom Lowe2025-04-15T09:08:00

Colin Doig carried out 225 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty to 2022 assault which also left his wife seriously injured

The Architects Registration Board has permanently removed an Aberdeen council architect from the Architects Register after he chased his 14-year-old son with a meat cleaver and seriously injured his wife.

Colin Doig has been handed an erasure order by Arb’s professional conduct committee following the assault, which took place at his family home in Dundee in November 2022.

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