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Paid Assassin Admits Hogmanay Pub Murder of Marc Webley in Edinburgh

Prosecutors describe a commissioned, organised‑crime hit with those who ordered it still unidentified.

Overview

  • Grant Hunter, 34, pleaded guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh to murdering Marc Webley and to the attempted murder of Stewart Pearson.
  • CCTV shown in court captured Hunter arriving in a stolen Hyundai outside the Anchor Inn, pulling down a balaclava, firing multiple shots and hitting Webley in the back as he ran.
  • Emma McVie, 27, admitted cleaning the getaway car and clothing, and Gary Robertson, 22, admitted disposing of the handgun and supplying cash, cocaine and fresh clothes.
  • Judge Lord Mulholland called Hunter a “paid assassin” and remanded all three in custody, with sentencing listed for December 17 at the High Court in Glasgow.
  • Prosecutors detailed post‑attack payments to Hunter and confirmed the gun has not been recovered as inquiries continue into who commissioned the hit.