A 21 year old man has been sentenced to 10 years six months in prison for culpable homicide following the death of a 28 year old man in Mayfield, Dalkeith in November last year.
Dean Williams, who was sentenced at Glasgow High Court today(16th April), also received a further three years on licence.
28-year-old Craig Don Essen, also known as Craig Don Klark, 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.
Detective Inspector Scott Cunningham from the Major Investigation Team, who led the investigation, said: “I acknowledge this sentence which has been handed down to Dean Williams.
“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.
