A Dumfriesshire man helped pave the way for two killers to flee the country in the aftermath of a brutal Carlisle stabbing.
Jurors at the city’s crown court heard how Ross Neville, 32, of Broadmeadows Farm, Canonbie, was one of three people who played key criminal roles after Kane Hull, 29, knifed Ryan Kirkpatrick to death as part of a plan carried out with Liam Porter, 33.
Hull and Porter denied the murder of Mr Kirkpatrick, 24, who died despite the best efforts of bystanders, police and medics after suffering three stab wounds in an attack lasting barely 30 seconds.
