Man charged after Shaun Woodburn memorial wrecked

Published 5th Jan 2018

A man has been charged after a memorial to former junior footballer Shaun Woodburn, killed a year ago, was destroyed.

Flowers, balloons and a banner had marked the site where the 30-year-old was attacked in Edinburgh's Leith area on January 1 last year.

The father-of-one was found injured in Great Junction Street in the early hours and died later that day. His killer, who cannot be named, was jailed for four years.

The tribute to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Mr Woodburn's death was destroyed in the early hours of Tuesday.

A 46-year-old was due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday in connection with the vandalism