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A man who has denied murdering T2 Trainspotting star Bradley Welsh claims he was riding a bike “alone” at the time of the alleged attack.
Sean Orman, 30, claims he was “elsewhere” at the time the former boxer was allegedly shot dead on April 17 2019 at his home in Chester Street, Edinburgh
A jury at the High Court in Edinburgh heard yesterday how Mr Orman maintains he was riding a bike at a location between the city’s Longstone area and Kirknewton, Midlothian, at the time of Mr Welsh’s death.
The claim is contained within a special defence which has been lodged with the court on the first day of proceedings against Mr Orman, of Edinburgh.
Prosecutors claim Mr Orman killed Mr Welsh, who won praise after he played Mr Doyle in the sequel to Danny Boyle’s classic 1996 movie, Trainspotting. Outside of acting, Mr Welsh, a Hibs fan, ran a boxing gym in the capital and had been offering programmes to help kids stay out of trouble. He was also involved with an Edinburghbased charity Helping Hands which fights inequality in the city.
Before taking up acting, Mr Welsh was also an amateur British lightweight boxing champion. However, he lost his life aged 48.
The court heard that a friend of Mr Welsh didn’t want the police to come to his home moments after being assaulted there by a masked man. Emma Mcmillan, 46, said she was making dinner when three men came into her property in Greenbank, Edinburgh, and attacked her 50-year-old husband, David, on March 13 2019.
She said that the trio wore masks and that one of them attacked David with “an oldfashioned sword.”
The court heard that earlier in the day Mr Mcmillan had gone to Saughton Prison in Edinburgh to visit his friend – a man called “Mark”.
After returning home, Mr Mcmillan found himself lying on the floor after being hit on the head.
Mrs Mcmillan said she then saw a man ‘hacking’ at her partner with the weapon.
She told the court that her son, also David, 25, then left his bedroom and then struck the man from behind with a plastic bat. The trial continues.