Episode 39: Mark Ayton

Episode 39: Mark Ayton. This week Joannagh tells of the death of Mark Ayton, a 19-year-old killed after a drunken verbal altercation turned violent. We hear details of how the unusual pathology report altered the direction of the case and the effect the incident had on the small community in which it occurred.Case research by Joannagh ShanksProduced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh ShanksEditing by Shaun O'NeillMusic by Tribe of NoiseSources of research:https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/judgment?id=d34c87a6-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7https://www.thefreelibrary.com/RICH+KIDS+TURNED+KILLERS%3B+Mark+kicked+to+death+by+schoolboy+rivals...-a060676904https://www.independent.co.uk/news/gang-kicked-boy-to-death-because-he-had-an-english-accent-1160642.htmlhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/anger-over-release-of-teenager-s-killers-1128339.htmlhttps://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12297225.teenager-died-because-he-went-to-wrong-school/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/533084.stmhttps://www.thefreelibrary.com/SENSELESS+KILLING+RIPPED+HEART+OUT+OF+SLEEPY+SUBURB%3B+MIDDLE-CLASS...-a060566584https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/each-school-edinburgh-lothians-fife-16004556https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currie_High_Schoolhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balerno_Community_High_School