A MAN who served nine years in jail for the drug-fuelled murder of a taxi driver, despite evidence another man had boasted that he was the real killer, is preparing to launch a legal bid to clear his name.
A MAN who served nine years in jail for the drug-fuelled murder of a taxi driver, despite evidence another man had boasted that he was the real killer, is preparing to launch a legal bid to clear his name.
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Martin Williams
John McLay was 17 when he was sentenced to life for stabbing Stephen McDermott, 27, outside his home in Glasgow during a night of violence in February, 1992.
Now, 21 years later, he aims to prove he was the victim of a miscarriage of justice. Seven affidavits at the centre of his case, including one from a prison officer, say his co-accused Stephen Harkins had bragged about being the real murderer before his death.
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