The Daily Telegraph

Lottery winner’s ex-boyfriend shot dead at Edinburgh pub

- By Simon Johnson

BRITAIN’S youngest Euromillio­ns winner has said she is “devastated” after her gangster ex-boyfriend was shot dead outside an Edinburgh pub on New Year’s Eve in a “targeted” attack.

The man, named in newspaper reports as Marc Webley, was killed outside the Anchor Inn in Granton Road shortly before midnight.

The 38-year-old was convicted of being involved in a gangland shooting in 2005. Webley was celebratin­g with friends when he was shot in a gang-related attack, the Daily Record reported.

Until recently, Webley had been in a relationsh­ip with Jane Park, who won £1million on Euromillio­ns when she was 17 in 2013.

Police Scotland said they were treating the shooting as murder and it was “believed to have been a targeted incident”.

At around 11.50pm officers were called to reports of two men being seriously injured after a gun was fired in Granton Crescent. Emergency services attended and the two men were taken to hospital.

The force said a 38-year-old man was pronounced dead a short time later and a 39-year-old man remained in hospital in a serious but stable condition. Posting on her Instagram story, Ms Park said: “I can’t believe I’m writing this. We spoke yesterday. If I could cuddle you again and tell you everything is going to be OK I would give anything to do it, Marc.

“The months we spent together. You taught me some valuable things in life and I’ll never ever forget you. I am absolutely devastated. The best bed for you is up there My Handsome.”

Webley’s brother Don posted a picture of him on Facebook on New Year’s Day, with many people leaving messages of condolence.

Road closures remained in place on Granton Road and Granton Crescent on Monday evening while police enquiries continued.

Det Supt Graham Grant said: “This is believed to have been a targeted incident and our thoughts and condolence­s are with the family and friends of both men involved.

“Enquiries are at a very early stage to establish the full circumstan­ces surroundin­g what happened, and while officers have already gathered CCTV and spoken to various people who were in the area at the time, I’d urge anyone with informatio­n who hasn’t yet spoken to us to come forward.”

He called for anyone with private CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage of area at around the time of the incident to come forward.

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