Almost exactly a year ago, former Lib Dem East Dunbartonshire council leader John Morrison died after being assaulted o on the way home from a night out in Glasgow.
Today, the BBC reports::
A man has been convicted of killing a former East Dunbartonshire council leader days before Christmas last year.
Darren Murphy, 25, punched 50-year-old John Morrison on the head in Dunlop Street, Glasgow, on 22 December, causing him to fall over.
Mr Morrison died after striking his head on the ground. Murphy left him in the street to go to a nightclub.
There is quite a lot more detail, but I felt sick reading it so I’ll leave the choice with you as to whether you will.
Murphy will be sentenced in January.
My thoughts are with John’s partner, David, his daughter Kirsty and all his many family and friends for whom today and the first anniversary of John’s death on Sunday are such difficult milestones.
A wonderful tribute to this generous-spirited, hilarious and fiercely intelligent man was written by Alistair Carmichael for the Herald a week after he died.
His sudden death was as shocking as it was unexpected. His many friends have spoken about a man who was kind and witty and always went out of his way to make outsiders feel included – using his natural gift for mimicry to put people at their ease. We are all left with a 5′ 3″ Hobbit-shaped hole in our lives that we know we shall never fill.
* Caron Lindsay is Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice and blogs at Caron's Musings. You can find her on Bluesky at caronmlindsay.bsky.social
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