Grieving families left heartbroken by the not proven verdict are hopeful it will be scrapped after a Scottish Government consultation on the issue. Stewart Handling, father of tragic teenager Grace Handling, and Marie Kearney, whose son Craig died after being run over by a taxi, believe the consultation could finally trigger change.
Callum Owens, 21, admitted giving 13-year-old Grace, of Irvine, Ayrshire, the ecstasy pill which killed her. He left the schoolgirl unconscious on the floor after she had taken the drug, without calling an ambulance or her parents, then texted a friend saying he thought she was dead.
Taxi driver Derek McClinton, 52, admitted "clipping" Craig, of Neilston, East Renfrewshire, with his Skoda cab after the pair had argued during a journey.
