The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Charged: Pair appear in court on allegations they punched man to death in Dundee.
Two men appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court charged with the killing of a man early on January 1 with ‘two punches’
Two males appeared in court yesterday charged with murdering a man in Dundee.
The pair were said to have killed Brian Fox with two punches, just over an hour into the new year.
Wes Reid and Adam Valentine are alleged to have punched Mr Fox to death in Dundee’s Nethergate at 1.15am on January 1.
A third accused, Shannon Sykes, also appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court.
She faced charges of assault relating to alleged attacks in the moments before the alleged murder.
Mr Fox, 62, was found dying at a taxi rank in Nethergate, one of Dundee’s main city centre streets.
He was rushed to the city’s Ninewells Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Yesterday Reid, Valentine and Sykes made separate private appearances from custody at the court.
The trio faced a petition alleging a total of six charges.
Reid, 19, of Newport Road, Tayport, Fife, and Valentine, 24, of Thurso Crescent, Dundee, faced a petition alleging that on New Year’s Day at Nethergate, Dundee, they punched Brian Fox causing him to fall to the ground before punching him again whilst he was on the ground.
As well as the murder charge, Valentine faces four charges of assault to injury over incidents prior to the alleged killing.
Sykes, 21, of Glasgow, faced two charges of assault relating to alleged incidents shortly before Mr Fox’s death.
None of the trio made any plea and the cases against them were continued for further examination.
Sheriff Tom Hughes remanded Reid and Valentine in custody pending a further appearance next week.
Sykes was released on bail ahead of further court dates being set.
Yesterday, tributes were paid online to Mr Fox, while floral tributes were laid adjacent to the taxi rank where he was allegedly attacked.
Writing on Facebook, Dorothy Walker Smith said: “RIP handsome – you would never have deserved this. Love always.
“He was a real gentleman.”
RIP handsome – you would never have deserved this.
DOROTHY WALKER