EXCLUSIVE: Victims' loved ones call for changes to Scottish justice system

Lynne Burns from Saltcoats and Kevin Woodburn from Edinburgh both lost children to violent crime

Forth News
Published 22nd Nov 2018
Last updated 23rd Nov 2018

We've brought together two families - one from the East and one from the West - who are fighting for more support for the loved ones of victims.

Kevin Woodburn lost his son Shaun in 2016. He was fatally attacked while celebrating Hogmanay. His killer was jailed for four years.

Lynne Burns' son Sam Johnston was stabbed to death at a party in Saltcoats in 2013. Stewart McCulloch was sentenced to 13 years in jail for killing him and Allan Carey was given three years after being found guilty of culpable homicide.

Both now campaign for more support for the families of victims are struggling to navigate the justice system after tragedy struck their lives.

In an exclusive interview both have come together to discuss their loss and the difficulty of finding justice in today's Scotland.