Rotherford was the step-father of Lockie and Cameron Campbell. In March 2015, Cameron and Lockie visited Rotherford to steal £7,000 for him to pay Trevor Royle's blackmail. The pair posed as police officers, with Rotherford not even recognising the pair. Rotherford soon remembered who Cameron was, but Cameron threw Rotherford to the ground and kicked him in the ribs before he and Lockie fled. Rotherford caught up and he and Cameron fought, with Cameron beating him unconscious.