Murder probe launched after body of Scots dad found next to burning motorbike near Edinburgh
Craig Sneddon was discovered by officers responding to reports of a motorbike on fire in a field near to the Edinburgh city bypass last month.
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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.”
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The man has been named locally as Craig Sneddon, from Wallyford, a former Musselburgh Grammar School pupil. His body was discovered on land off Hadfast Road, near Cousland in Midlothian – near to Ormiston, Carberry and the route of the Pencaitland Railway Walk – on Sunday morning. Police have been spotted in Wallyford this week as part of their enquiries. Since news was shared of Craig’s death, tributes from family, friends and neighbours have been flooding in. Many described the loss as “devastating”, with others calling Craig “such a lovely lad”, a “wee diamond” and that he will be “very much missed by many”.
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