Edinburgh Hogmanay murder: Two people arrested and charged in connection with firearms incident in Granton

Man and woman due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Two people have been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a 38-year-old man in Edinburgh on Hogmanay.

Emergency services were called around 11.50pm on Sunday, December 31, 2023, after a firearm was discharged outside the Anchor Inn pub at West Granton Road, seriously injuring two men.

Both men, aged 38 and 39, were taken to hospital, where the 38-year-old man, named locally as Marc Webley, was pronounced dead a short time later.

The Anchor Inn in Granton, Edinburgh, where Marc Webley, aged 38, was gunned down on New Year's Eve. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

A 32-year-old man and 25-year-old woman have been arrested and charged in connection with the incident. Both are due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday, 8 January, 2024. A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.