A 20 year old man has pled guilty to Culpable Homicide following the death of a 28 year old man inMayfield, Dalkeith in November last year.
28-year-old Craig Don Klark, also known as Craig Don Essen, was fatally stabbed following a disturbance outside The Rowantree Inn on the evening of Sunday 24th November 2013.
Following extensive inquiries, Dean Williams was arrested and charged with murder. He pled guilty at Glasgow High Court on Friday 21st March 2014. Sentencing is deferred until 16th April 2014.
Detective Inspector Scott Cunningham from the Major Investigation Team, who led the investigation, said: “I acknowledge this plea which means the family do not need to go through the ordeal of a trial having suffered enough heartache. My thoughts are with Craig’s family and I pay tribute to them for their dignity and strength shown throughout this tragedy and I sincerely hope this brings some form of closure to them.”
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.
