Man appears in court charged with the murder of John Cairns in Shotts
dailyrecord.co.ukA Wishaw man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 24-year-old John Cairns in Shotts.Police were called to a report of a seriously injured man at a property in Shiel Gardens, around 8.20am on Thursday, May 9.Emergency services attended but Mr Cairns was pronounced dead at the scene.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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