A convicted murderer, who was jailed for killing an Aberdeen man by beating him to death with a dog lead has launched a bid for freedom.
Cameron Laurie and Ryan Gibb were jailed for a total of 36 years at the High Court in Edinburgh in July for killing James Chadwick at his home in Holland Street in 2015.
The alcoholic pair were jailed for 18 years each for the seemingly motiveless murder of the 38-year-old dad.
Laurie appealed his conviction in December and now Gibb has followed suit, with his case due to be heard next Thursday at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Last July, the same court heard how the two men subjected Mr Chadwick to a sickening assault – punching, kicking and hitting him repeatedly with a dog chain between August 31 and September 1.
Both Gibb and Laurie spent the day drinking, as the prelude to arriving at Mr Chadwick’s property and launching their brutal attack.
Following the murder, the pair tried to destroy evidence linking them to the crime by cleaning Mr Chadwick’s blood from the floors and surfaces and putting his body on a sofa and placing a towel under his head before leaving the flat in an effort to evade justice.
A major police investigation was launched with officers scouring bushes in search of the lead.
Both Gibb and Laurie denied any knowledge of the crime, but a jury found the two men guilty of murder after 24 hours of deliberations.
Passing sentence, Judge Lord McEwan said: “You have both been convicted of a brutal murder of a man in his home. This gentleman had done you no wrong or expressed ill will towards you.”
They were also convicted of a second charge of destroying evidence which linked them to the crime.
A third charge of breach of the peace against the pair was dropped.
Following their conviction, prosecution lawyer Jim Keegan QC told the court that Gibb, who lived at a guest house in Crown Street, Aberdeen, prior to his arrest, had convictions for assault and possession of an offensive weapon.
Laurie, who lived at an address in Fraser Court, Aberdeen, had convictions for public disorder.
