At the High Court in Edinburgh today, Kieryn Nisbet was found guilty of murdering 67-year-old Ronnie Simpson at his property in Mayfield Drive, Armadale on 6th October 2012.
The 21-year-old was unknown to his victim and carried out the attack after being ejected from a nearby pub earlier that evening.
Following the discovery of Mr Simpson’s body, police in West Lothian launched a major investigation and Nisbet was subsequently identified and charged with murder.
Detective Chief Inspector Robert Cowper, who led the investigation, said: “While nothing can undo the pain and suffering Mr Simpson’s loss has had on his family and the impact in the local community, I hope that today’s verdict can allow the family to move forward from this ordeal.’
“Mr Simpson was a well-known local and the attack within his own home was a callous act, which Kieryn Nisbet has never offered any explanation for.”
Nisbet will be sentenced on Friday 11th October.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
