David Marr: Last News

A man killed after being hit by a car in Falkirk has been hailed a "legend" with an "infectious laugh".

A body has been found in a desperate search for a missing hillwalker who failed to return home from an Easter Monday hike.

Off-duty police officer David Marr threw himself at a thug clutching a petrol can who was threatening to burn down a restaurant – then joked that he wouldn’t let it ruin his lunch.

guilty of failing to keep a proper lookout.David Marr was in charge of the Vertrouwen trawler when it passed dangerously close to the James 2 in the early hours of August 6, 2017.The 54-year-old would have been able to see the lights on the small fishing vessel for six minutes before the accident if he had been paying attention, prosecutors said.Evidence also showed that Marr, from Peterhead, appeared to have been sending a Whatsapp message to a pal and using the ship’s laptop computer around the same time.Four fishermen onboard the James 2 had been frantically signalling to the approaching vessel after spotting it 1km away but their efforts went unnoticed by Marr.Massive waves swamped their pleasure boat, forcing them to jump into the