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The tragedy of Stuart Gair

A life ruined by 13 years behind bars for a crime he didn�t commit. An addiction which scarred the precious freedom he finally won. And just as there was hope for the future ... a lonely and sudden death. BY NEIL MACKAY, WHO CAMPAIGNED FOR FIVE YEARS TO PROVE HIS INNOCENCE

THE last time I saw Stuart Gair alive was in a bar just off George Square in Glasgow. I'd spent the best part of the previous five years campaigning for his release from jail for a crime he didn't commit.