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Trio guilty of pub fatal shooting | Trio guilty of pub fatal shooting |
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Three men have been found guilty of a double shooting at a pub in Edinburgh which left one man dead. | Three men have been found guilty of a double shooting at a pub in Edinburgh which left one man dead. |
Former boxing champion Alex McKinnon was shot in the back and died after the attack at the Marmion pub in April. | Former boxing champion Alex McKinnon was shot in the back and died after the attack at the Marmion pub in April. |
James Bain, 22, Richard Cosgrove, 21, and Bernard Young, 19, were all found guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh. | James Bain, 22, Richard Cosgrove, 21, and Bernard Young, 19, were all found guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh. |
They were also found guilty of the attempted murder of James Hendry, 27. Sentence was deferred until 11 January for background reports. | |
After the verdicts were delivered the court was adjourned because of repeated outbursts from family and friends of the victim and the accused. | After the verdicts were delivered the court was adjourned because of repeated outbursts from family and friends of the victim and the accused. |
Nine female and six male jurors returned the verdicts on Thursday morning. | Nine female and six male jurors returned the verdicts on Thursday morning. |
'Cold-blooded' | |
The men had denied murdering Mr McKinnon in the bar on Saturday, 22 April. They had further denied attempting to murder Mr Hendry. | |
The double shooting was branded "cold-blooded murder and attempted murder" by those prosecuting the case. | The double shooting was branded "cold-blooded murder and attempted murder" by those prosecuting the case. |
Bain and Cosgrove donned identical black hooded tops and silver masks before entering the busy bar in Gilmerton shortly before closing time. | Bain and Cosgrove donned identical black hooded tops and silver masks before entering the busy bar in Gilmerton shortly before closing time. |
Bain pulled the trigger while his accomplice was dubbed an "active participant" by the Crown. | Bain pulled the trigger while his accomplice was dubbed an "active participant" by the Crown. |
The victims were targeted in an Edinburgh bar | The victims were targeted in an Edinburgh bar |
Mr McKinnon, a former Scottish bantamweight boxing champion, lay unconscious after being shot in the back and his brother-in-law, Mr Hendry, was left fighting for his life following a shot to his chest. | |
Mr Hendry survived and gave evidence at the trial. | |
Moments after the attack, Mr McKinnon's wife arrived at the pub, expecting to join her brother and husband of 12 years for a night out. | Moments after the attack, Mr McKinnon's wife arrived at the pub, expecting to join her brother and husband of 12 years for a night out. |
Instead, the mother-of-two, from Gilmerton, Edinburgh, found them being taken away in an ambulance. By Sunday morning, Mr McKinnon had died. | |
Serious wounds | Serious wounds |
At the trial, the three consistently denied guilt but DNA samples linked Bain to the scene. | |
Bain ended up in hospital with serious wounds to his head after an attempt was made on his life following the shooting. | |
He claimed he was left with no memory of events that day. | He claimed he was left with no memory of events that day. |
Cosgrove claimed he was forced at gunpoint to accompany Bain to the pub and was fearful for his life. | Cosgrove claimed he was forced at gunpoint to accompany Bain to the pub and was fearful for his life. |
However, jurors found that he too was guilty of the murder. | However, jurors found that he too was guilty of the murder. |
In returning a third guilty verdict, they also backed the Crown's assertion that Young was an accessory to the crime. | In returning a third guilty verdict, they also backed the Crown's assertion that Young was an accessory to the crime. |