£10,000 contract on Welsh. Baigrie, 38, has earned a fearsome reputation as a “hard nut” who was jailed for 12 years in 2013 over a samurai sword attack.
It was Baigrie’s conflict with Edinburgh cocaine baron Mark Richardson – a friend of Welsh – which led to the boxing gym boss being gunned down.
Baigrie reputedly forged close links with members of the Lyons crime clan from Glasgow while in prison.Richardson is affiliated with the rival Daniels gang.Sources said Welsh was increasingly stressed and worried after his pal David McMillan was badly injured at his home in a machete attack by Sean Orman.Welsh even phoned a friend of Orman – James “Peem” Davidson – the day after McMillan was targeted, apparently in a bid to prevent further.
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