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Assassin jailed for murder of man outside pub on Hogmanay
A hitman who gunned down another man outside a pub on Hogmanay and later joked about how his victim didn't live to see the "bells" has been jailed for at least 26 years.
Grant Hunter, 34, fatally shot Marc Webley, 38, outside The Anchor Inn in Edinburgh shortly before midnight on 31 December 2023. Webley, who had a history of involvement in gangland violence, had earlier taunted his rivals on social media and dared them to "come and get it".
Hunter last month pleaded guilty to the murder, with the High Court in Edinburgh hearing how he carried out the hit on "behalf of others" who were "unknown" to police. He also admitted attempting to murder Stewart Pearson, who survived after being shot in the attack.
The killer was handed a life sentence with at least 26 years behind bars at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday. Judge Lord Mulholland told Hunter he had committed murder for financial gain and for the "furtherance of serious organised crime".
He added: "Your cowardly actions will haunt you for the rest of your life." Hunter was previously described as a "paid assassin" by Lord Mulholland. On conviction, he told Hunter that the streets of Edinburgh and Scotland were not "war zones.
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