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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
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Alan McEwen & John Gillespie

Bradley Welsh's family demand criminal probe after police admit to gross failures

The family of murdered T2 Trainspotting star Bradley Welsh are demanding a criminal probe after Police Scotland admitted gross failures over the killing.

Bradley was shot dead outside his Edinburgh home in a £10,000 contract hit after bungling officers failed to warn him that he was being targeted. It emerged during the trial of gunman Sean Orman that a witness told the police three times about a gangland plot to murder the ex-boxing champ.

His brother Sean Welsh demanded answers over why officers sat on the information rather than issuing a Threat to Life warning. Now the force has upheld Sean’s complaint following an inquiry by its Professional Standards unit and offered their “sincerest apologies”.

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