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Murder victim’s brother calls on new Scots law chief to order fresh probe into unsolved killing

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Glasgow, on June 25, 2002, and died two days later in hospital from horrific head injuries. Nineteen years later, no one has been charged for his murder.On Tuesday, Dorothy Bain was sworn in as Scotland’s new Lord Advocate, replacing James Wolffe.

She is responsible for all ­criminal prosecutions in ­Scotland and can instruct the police to investigate crimes. Alex’s older brother Billy, 63, says one of her first moves must be to order Police Scotland to reopen Alex’s case.Billy, who looks after their mum Kathy, 88, in Robroyston, Glasgow, added: “We’ve had little contact from the police in the last five years and feel failed by the justice system.“I can only remember one phone call in that time and that was only to tell me there was no.

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