Was car seized by police used in Hogmanay pub shooting of Edinburgh gangland figure Marc Webley?

Was car seized by police used in Hogmanay pub shooting of Edinburgh gangland figure Marc Webley? By Gavin Madeley For The Scottish Daily Mail Published: 19:06 EST, 3 January 2024 | Updated: 19:06 EST, 3 January 2024 e-mail View comments Police investigating the Hogmanay killing of a Scots gangland figure have seized a car four miles from the murder scene. Marc Webley, 38, was shot outside the Anchor Inn in Granton, Edinburgh , minutes before the Bells on December 31. Detectives revealed they were looking for a red Hyundai Tucson believed to have been used by the gunman during the ‘targeted’ hit, which also left a second man, 39, seriously injured.

The SUV, which had at least one other man inside, was seen driving off in the direction of Leith immediately following the shootings. Yesterday, police said a vehicle had been recovered behind a block of upmarket flats at Craigentinny Golf Course in Edinburgh. Mark Webley with Jane Parks who until recently he had been in a relationship with Police forensic investigators search the area close to the scene near the Anchor Inn in Granton, Edinburgh, where Marc Webley, aged 38, was killed in a shooting Floral tributes left close to the scene near the Anchor Inn in Granton, Edinburgh The make and model has not been disclosed as detectives try to determine if it is the getaway car.

A force spokesman said: ‘Around 2. 45pm on Tuesday, officers investigating a death in the Granton area of Edinburgh recovered a car in Darvel Gait. Enquiries are ongoing to establish if this was the vehicle involved.

’ The car was found shortly before Detective Superintendent Graham Grant had appealed for help in tracing the movements of a red Hyundai Tucson. The officer said the driver pulled up beside the victims around 11. 50pm on Sunday, got out and fired multiple shots before driving off towards Leith.

He added: ‘An extensive investigation is ongoing and we are doing everything we can to identify and trace whoever is responsible. ‘We are appealing for any information or footage of the vehicle and its movements before and after this incident. If you saw this vehicle in the area on Sunday we’d like to hear from you.

’ Road closures remained in place around the murder scene yesterday as forensics teams returned to comb the street for evidence. Webley was jailed for 11 years in 2005 for attempted murder. The then 19-year-old had shot former kickboxer Peter Simpson, 45, in the back in a gangland-style ambush in the Granton area.

After his release, Webley was jailed again for six months for trying to intimidate a man into handing over £1,000 at a garage. In October 2022, he was cleared of two charges of attempted murder after being accused of trying to ram a car off the road. Detective Superintendent Graham Grant at the Press Conference for the shooting which left Marc Webley dead By then, Webley had survived an attempt on his own life in 2021 by two machete-wielding thugs which left him needing surgery.

Webley told friends he had been expecting another attack, according to the Daily Record, and video emerged of him appearing to taunt his ‘enemies’, urging them to ‘come and get’ him. In October, he was revealed to be dating Jane Park – who hit the headlines in 2013 when she became Britain’s youngest EuroMillions winner at the age of 17. Ms Park, from Edinburgh, posted a picture of the pair hugging, although the couple split before Christmas .

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