Two men who chased a man into a supermarket before one of them battered his dog to death with a metal pole are now both behind bars. Dean McKay and Daniel Devlin chased pet owner Kyle Pugh into the store before McKay launched an attack on the man’s German Shepherd named Goldie. McKay, 38, kicked the animal to the body before killing the dog by hitting it over the head with a metal bar. Devlin took part in the horror attack by brandishing a knife and a claw hammer at Mr Pugh during the incident outside the Premier Store supermarket at the Calders area of the Capital in May 2024. The pair pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by approaching Kyle Pugh while in possession of a hammer and a knife at Calder Park in Edinburgh when they appeared at the city’s sheriff court earlier this year. McKay admitted to a charge of causing an animal unnecessary suffering by kicking the dog on the body, striking her on the head with a metal pole causing her death during the incident on May 31, 2024. Allegations of striking the dog with a knife and a claw hammer were deleted from the charge. McKay, of Calders, was jailed for 27 months and given a lifetime ban from keeping or owning animals at a court hearing two weeks ago. Devlin, of the city’s Juniper Green, appeared for sentencing on May 8 where Sheriff Alison Stirling imposed a 12 month prison on him backdated to his remand date of April 11.placeholder image
Two men who chased a man into a supermarket before one of them battered his dog to death with a metal pole are now both behind bars. Dean McKay and Daniel Devlin chased pet owner Kyle Pugh into the store before McKay launched an attack on the man’s German Shepherd named Goldie. McKay, 38, kicked the animal to the body before killing the dog by hitting it over the head with a metal bar. Devlin took part in the horror attack by brandishing a knife and a claw hammer at Mr Pugh during the incident outside the Premier Store supermarket at the Calders area of the Capital in May 2024. The pair pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by approaching Kyle Pugh while in possession of a hammer and a knife at Calder Park in Edinburgh when they appeared at the city’s sheriff court earlier this year. McKay admitted to a charge of causing an animal unnecessary suffering by kicking the dog on the body, striking her on the head with a metal pole causing her death during the incident on May 31, 2024. Allegations of striking the dog with a knife and a claw hammer were deleted from the charge. McKay, of Calders, was jailed for 27 months and given a lifetime ban from keeping or owning animals at a court hearing two weeks ago. Devlin, of the city’s Juniper Green, appeared for sentencing on May 8 where Sheriff Alison Stirling imposed a 12 month prison on him backdated to his remand date of April 11. | Alexander Lawrie

Nine criminals sentenced at Edinburgh's courts in May including rapist and disgraced police officer

Kevin Quinn
By Kevin Quinn

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Published 1st Jun 2026, 12:35 GMT

Those sentenced include rapist and disgraced police officer

Here is your latest monthly round-up of criminals sentenced at Edinburgh’s courts.

Among those convicted in May was a disgraced police officer who was found guilty of domestic abuse, and a teenager who was detained for three years for raping a 14-year-old girl at an Edinburgh park.

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Meanwhile, two men who chased a man into a supermarket before one of them battered his dog to death with a metal pole are now both behind bars.

A couple have been found guilty after they were caught engaging in sexual activity in front of shocked families in an Edinburgh park. Michele Doig was spotted straddling Michal Kotecki while parents and young children played nearby in The Meadows last summer. Kotecki was seen pulling Doig’s top off and touching her bra as the pair drunkenly frolicked at the city centre park on September 6 last year. Doig and Kotecki, both from Edinburgh, denied any wrongdoing but were found guilty of committing an act of public indecency following a trial at the city’s sheriff court earlier this year. Kotecki told the trial he and Doig were just friends and had been drinking vodka in the park and “having a laugh and joking and goofing around” with each other. He denied their conduct was sexual. Doig, 47, said she was a grandmother and had worked as a social care worker in the past. She told the court she had been drinking alcohol from around 11am that day and had gone to The Meadows to meet Kotecki and enjoy the good weather. Following the evidence the pair were found guilty and they returned to the dock for sentencing on May 26 where Kotecki’s lawyer James McMacken said “alcohol is a mitigating factor in this case”. The sheriff sentenced Doig and Kotecki to be supervised by the social work department for the next 12 months. They were both found guilty of committing an offence of public indecency and engaging in sexual activity and removing items of clothing at the Meadows, Edinburgh, on September 6 last year.

9. Sexual activity in the Meadows

A couple have been found guilty after they were caught engaging in sexual activity in front of shocked families in an Edinburgh park. Michele Doig was spotted straddling Michal Kotecki while parents and young children played nearby in The Meadows last summer. Kotecki was seen pulling Doig’s top off and touching her bra as the pair drunkenly frolicked at the city centre park on September 6 last year. Doig and Kotecki, both from Edinburgh, denied any wrongdoing but were found guilty of committing an act of public indecency following a trial at the city’s sheriff court earlier this year. Kotecki told the trial he and Doig were just friends and had been drinking vodka in the park and “having a laugh and joking and goofing around” with each other. He denied their conduct was sexual. Doig, 47, said she was a grandmother and had worked as a social care worker in the past. She told the court she had been drinking alcohol from around 11am that day and had gone to The Meadows to meet Kotecki and enjoy the good weather. Following the evidence the pair were found guilty and they returned to the dock for sentencing on May 26 where Kotecki’s lawyer James McMacken said “alcohol is a mitigating factor in this case”. The sheriff sentenced Doig and Kotecki to be supervised by the social work department for the next 12 months. They were both found guilty of committing an offence of public indecency and engaging in sexual activity and removing items of clothing at the Meadows, Edinburgh, on September 6 last year. | Alexander Lawrie

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