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Glasgow Live
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James Mulholland

Castlemilk gunman's appeal against sentence for murder of young dad rejected

A senior appeal judge has concluded that a colleague followed correct procedures when he ordered a gunman to serve at least 23 years for murdering a young dad.

Jordan Owens, 28, was ordered to serve the minimum term after being jailed for life for murdering Jamie Lee in Castlemilk in July 2017.

Trial judge Lord Beckett passed the sentence after jurors at the High Court in Glasgow heard how Owens took Mr Lee’s life close to a children’s play park.

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