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| Death Row Scot cleared of attack | |
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| Former Death Row Scot Kenny Richey has been cleared of a masked attack on a 63-year-old man. | Former Death Row Scot Kenny Richey has been cleared of a masked attack on a 63-year-old man. |
| Richey, of Gorgie, had appeared at the High Court in Paisley charged with assaulting and robbing Robert McCall of £200 in Edinburgh last July. | |
| Prosecutors dropped the charges on the second day of the trial due to a lack of corroboration. | Prosecutors dropped the charges on the second day of the trial due to a lack of corroboration. |
| However, Richey admitted causing a breach of the peace by shouting and swearing at prosecutors last summer. | However, Richey admitted causing a breach of the peace by shouting and swearing at prosecutors last summer. |
| Richey, who has been in custody since last summer, was returned to jail pending sentence. | Richey, who has been in custody since last summer, was returned to jail pending sentence. |