THE death of a father from East Lothian whose body was found last month is now being treated as murder.
The body of Craig Sneddon, from Wallyford, was found beside a burning off-road motorcycle on land off Hadfast Road near Cousland in Midlothian – near to Ormiston, Carberry and the route of the Pencaitland Railway Walk – at about 9.20am on January 17.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “The death of a man in Midlothian on Sunday, January 17, is now being treated as murder.
“The man was found on a path close to the A68 near Cousland around 9.20am.
“He has now been formally identified as 41-year-old Craig Sneddon, from Wallyford.”