Paul Black, 65, was found guilty of attempting to defeat the ends of justice following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh today, Friday, 17 May, 2024.
Paul McNaughton, 29, previously pled guilty to murder and attempting to defeat the ends of justice at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday, 2 August, 2023.
Dr Coshan, of Edinburgh, was last seen in the Seafield Road area of Leith, on Thursday, 11 August, 2022 and was reported missing the next day.
Following extensive enquiries by Police Scotland’s Major Investigations Teams, and our partners, his body was found on land close to the A696 near the village of Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland on Sunday, 4 September, 2022.