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Sean Orman, 30, was found guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh on Friday of shooting dead Mr Welsh, 48, on his doorstep in Edinburgh’s west end in A hitman has been sentenced to at least 28 years in jail for the “cowardly and wicked” murder of T2 Trainspotting actor Bradley Welsh. Sean Orman, 30, was found guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh on Friday of shooting dead Mr Welsh, 48, on his doorstep in Edinburgh’s west end in 2019, just yards from his partner and young child. The judge, Lord Beckett, called the killing a “pre-meditated and meticulously planned assassination, the ultimate reasons for which remain unknown to the court.”
He appeared in Danny Boyle’s 2017 sequel to Trainspotting. Passing sentence, Lord Beckett said: “To shoot an unarmed man as he approached his own house was a cowardly as well as a wicked thing to do. “His partner and young child were inside when you ended his life, apparently in the expectation of payment. “As a result of your actions, Mr Welsh lost his life in his forties and his family and friends lost him forever. “I have read of the impact of all this from his partner who describes the traumatic consequences for her family of what you did and how they have lost their home and can no longer feel safe.
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image captionBradley Welsh was fatally shot at his flat in the west end of Edinburgh
A man accused of murdering a T2 Trainspotting actor told a court he had never seen a gun before the murder trial began.
Bradley Welsh was fatally shot outside his flat in Edinburgh on 17 April 2019.
Sean Orman, 30, denies the murder of Mr Welsh and the attempted murder of David McMillan in March 2019.
Giving evidence at the High Court in Edinburgh, he said he was riding his bike in Kirknewton, West Lothian, at the time of the attack on Mr Welsh.
Earlier the Crown dropped 13 charges against Mr Orman, including assault, drug and firearms offences.
By Press Association 2021
Bradley Welsh shooting scene
A man accused of murdering a Trainspotting T2 actor has been acquitted of 13 other charges.
Bradley Welsh, 48, was fatally shot at his flat in the west end of Edinburgh on April 17 2019.
Sean Orman, 30, had pleaded not guilty to all 15 charges against him, including murder, attempted murder, firearms and drugs offences, and is on trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.
The Crown removed 13 of the charges from the indictment on Wednesday, including assault, drug and driving offences.
Judge Lord Beckett told him he had been acquitted of these allegations.
Floral tributes left to Bradley Welsh near the scene of his shooting in April 2019 (PA)
By Press Association 2021
Bradley Welsh shooting scene
A man accused of murdering a Trainspotting T2 actor has been acquitted of 13 other charges.
Bradley Welsh, 48, was fatally shot at his flat in the west end of Edinburgh on April 17 2019.
Sean Orman, 30, had pleaded not guilty to all 15 charges against him, including murder, attempted murder, firearms and drugs offences, and is on trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.
The Crown removed 13 of the charges from the indictment on Wednesday, including assault, drug and driving offences.
Judge Lord Beckett told him he had been acquitted of these allegations.
Floral tributes left to Bradley Welsh near the scene of his shooting in April 2019 (PA)