By Press Association 2021
Bradley Welsh shooting scene
A man accused of murdering a Trainspotting T2 actor has denied ever seeing a gun alleged to have been used in the killing.
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.
15:08 EDT, 5 May 2021
A man accused of murdering a Trainspotting T2 actor has denied ever seeing a gun alleged to have been used in the killing.
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.
Bradley Welsh, 48, who starred alongside Ewan McGregor in the film, died after a shooting at his flat in New Town, Edinburgh, on April 17, 2019
Orman replied: “No.” The court was told Orman had been in a vehicle matching that description earlier that day and was then told to collect a car from the Kirknewton area of West Lothian. The court heard he cycled from his mother’s home to the location during Channel 4 News but there was nothing for him to collect. He said: “I remember I wasn’t happy that night, I had been left in Kirknewton. “I wouldn’t get paid and I had been sent on a dummy run.” Orman also told the court he had not heard of Mr McMillan until the trial got under way.
Submitting.
Gunned down on his doorstep: Bradley Welsh
It was claimed that on the same date, on the City of Edinburgh bypass and at other locations in the city, Orman drove at speeds up to 123 miles per hour in a 70mph zone.
Prosecutors said in this charge that Orman drove on Wester Hailes Road at speeds exceeding 80mph and drove on the opposite side of the road. It’s also alleged that he drove around a roundabout in an “anti clockwise” direction.
In this charge, prosecutors also claimed that Orman drove on Stevenson Drive on the wrong side of the road and at speeds exceeding 88mph when the limit was “20 into 30 miles per hour”.
Submitting.
Shotgun blast: Bradley Welsh
The court also heard that Orman has been in custody following his arrest and had a mobile phone with him. Mrs Orman said she exchanged WhatsApp messages with him.
She told defence advocate Ian Duguid QC that the police have also visited her at her home to see if she was alright.
Mrs Orman said: “They’ve been back to check on my well being. There’s been back for me to sign the paper work for the death threats and to check on my security.”
Mrs Orman was giving evidence on the fourth day of proceedings against Sean, who denies murdering Welsh on April 17 2019.