Three men have been jailed for life for the murder of an ex-boxing champion who was shot in an Edinburgh pub.
Gunman James Bain, 22, was told at Edinburgh High Court that he must spend at least 22 years in jail.
Richard Cosgrove, 21, his right-hand man, was locked up for a minimum of 20 years, while accomplice Bernard Young, 19, will serve 19-and-a-half years.
Alexander McKinnon, 32, was blasted with a shotgun on 22 April last year at Gracemount's Marmion bar.
Bain, Cosgrove and Young were found guilty of the shooting at a hearing in November. They were also found guilty of the attempted murder of Mr McKinnon's brother-in-law James Hendry, 27.
"The rule of law will prevail over the rule of the gun"
Members of the public applauded as the trio, who had all denied being involved, were led away.
Judge Lord Uist said they had committed "calculated crimes of a very grave nature".
"Lawlessness of such an outrageous nature cannot be tolerated," he said.
The judge added that by imposing the sentences, he intended to make it clear that "the rule of law will prevail over the rule of the gun".
When the verdicts were delivered in November, the victim's widow, Louisa McKinnon, called for the death penalty to be brought back. She was not in court on Thursday.
Jacob Hendry, 56, father-in-law of Mr McKinnon, said justice had been done, but he added that his family would always be left with the "scar" of what happened on that day.
He said: "I agree with my daughter that capital punishment should be brought back, but today justice has been done as best as it can.
"It won't bring Alex back and the scar that it has left my daughter and my family will be with us forever more."
The trial heard how father-of-two Bain - who has 15 previous convictions - and Cosgrove dressed in black hooded tops and silver face masks before storming into the busy bar shortly before closing time.
Bain pulled the trigger while his accomplice was dubbed an "active participant" by the Crown. Their actions were caught on CCTV camera.
Night out
Mr McKinnon, a former Scottish bantamweight boxing champion, lay unconscious after being shot in the back and his brother-in-law was left fighting for his life following a shot to his chest.
Mr Hendry survived and gave evidence at the trial.
Moments after the attack, Mr McKinnon's wife arrived at the pub, expecting to join her brother and husband of 12 years for a night out.
Instead, the mother-of-two, from Gilmerton, Edinburgh, found them being taken away in an ambulance. By Sunday morning, Mr McKinnon had died.
The motive for the crime may have stemmed from an earlier fight between Bain and his on-off girlfriend, Dionne Hendry, 24, who is related to the wounded man.
^ Back to top | BBC Sport Home | BBC Homepage | Contact us | Help | ©
~RS~q~RS~~RS~z~RS~59~RS~)