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The damaged mobile Sean Orman hid from police
David McMillan, 50, survived a machete attack at his home in Pitcairn Grove, Edinburgh, on march 13 2019.
Orman had denied carrying out the £10,000 contract hit, insisting he was elsewhere at the time, and the attack on Mr McMillan.
But during his trial at the High Court in Edinburgh it emerged in evidence that he had admitted having ‘encro’ messages on his phone – a reference to EncroChat, encrypted messages which are used by crime gang bosses to co-ordinate drug deals, beatings and murders.
Law enforcement agencies, including Police Scotland and the National Crime Agency, are studying encrypted messages which are believed to name the major players on the Edinburgh drug scene.
Ex-cop nicknamed Robocop tackled Bradley Welsh killer in £17k Edinburgh jewellers raid
Orman was fleeing from the heist at Laings in Frederick Street when he was bundled to the ground by Ray Mallon.
Ex-cop Ray Mallon
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Murder victim Bradley Welsh was put on death list in feud between notorious Scots criminals
During the murder trial, George “Dode” Baigrie was repeatedly named as the shadowy figure who placed a £10,000 contract on Welsh
Bradley Welsh was gunned down on his doorstep
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Handling of Bradley Welsh case by cops probed by watchdog
The trial heard police were aware of threats against Welsh a month before he was killed.
Bradley Welsh s murder trial lasted 12 days
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Orman was jailed for a minimum 28 years yesterday for murdering Welsh, 48, by shooting him in the head with a shotgun outside his home in Edinburgh’s West End on April 17 2019, and attempting to murder one of his associates.
The damaged mobile Sean Orman hid from police
David McMillan, 50, survived a machete attack at his home in Pitcairn Grove, Edinburgh, on march 13 2019.
Orman had denied carrying out the £10,000 contract hit, insisting he was elsewhere at the time, and the attack on Mr McMillan.
But during his trial at the High Court in Edinburgh it emerged in evidence that he had admitted having ‘encro’ messages on his phone – a reference to EncroChat, encrypted messages which are used by crime gang bosses to co-ordinate drug deals, beatings and murders.