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Edinburgh Live
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David Meikle

Inquiry into West Lothian death of businesswoman set alight by her ex-partner

The gruesome death of a businesswoman who was set alight by her ex-partner is to be probed by a sheriff.

Kevin Marks stood over Ann Drummond, 47, and laughed as she rolled around the ground in a bid to extinguish the flames engulfing her body. He started the lethal blaze in her car at a road near Bathgate, West Lothian, in June 2019.

Marks, 50, was charged with murder but prosecutors later accepted a not guilty plea on the basis his mental health was so poor that he was not responsible for his actions.

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