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The brother of a murdered gangster with "more enemies than Vladimir Putin" and a retired footballer have been charged over an alleged attack on a taxi driver.
The cabbie was allegedly threatened with a knife after he picked up a group of men from a pub in West Lothian, Scotland - his last call of the night on January 25. Weeks earlier, one of the accused's sibling Marc Webley was shot dead outside Edinburgh's Anchor Bar.
The driver - who wished to remain anonymous - claims he fled his taxi and hid in a graveyard as he frantically called 999. He escaped the ordeal physically unharmed. He said: "It's really affecting me mentally. I've been getting nightmares and flashbacks. I have not slept properly since it happened. I've stopped doing the taxis for now.
"It was my last call of the night. I went to a pub in East Calder where there were about six men standing outside – three of them jumped in my taxi. My car has now been seized by the police to take fingerprints and they've also got my dashcam, which recorded it all."
Police forensic officers search the area close to the scene near the Anchor Inn in Granton where Marc Webley was killed (PA)The alleged incident took place near the Mid Calder Inn after the men were picked up at the Village Inn in East Calder. Police confirmed they were called to reports of a man with a knife in Main Street, Mid Calder, on January 25. Three men were charged and a report submitted to prosecutors, reports Daily Record.
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Don Webley, 41, and ex-Livingston player Jordyn Sheerin, 34, appeared in private at Livingston Sheriff Court on Monday, January 29. Webley's brother made no plea to charges of assault, possession of a bladed weapon and resisting arrest. Ex-professional footballer Sheerin has played for a clubs including Livingston and Cowdenbeath. He made no plea to one count of assault. Both men were released on bail while the case was submitted for further examination by prosecutors.
Last week it was revealed officers probing the Anchor Bar murder raided the home of Marc Webley's ex-girlfriend. A large police presence was spotted at the property of Jodie Steele, 40, in Granton, Edinburgh, on Thursday afternoon. Ms Steele, who is the mother of Webley's two sons, is now understood to be in a relationship with one of his gangland rivals.
Don Webley (Daily Record)
Jordyn Sheerin (SNS Group)The raid on her home came after as a fourth person was charged in connection with Webley's death. Gary Robertson, 20, appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday of last week to face a charge of murder and a charge of assault to severe injury, danger of life and attempted murder. He made no plea and was remanded in custody for a later appearance.
It comes three weeks after Grant Hunter, 32, and Emma McVie, 25, were also charged with the murder of Webley and the attempted murder of another man. The pair made no plea and were remanded in custody. A woman, 33, was also charged in connection with the incident. She was released pending further inquiries.