Graduating from university armed with a prestigious qualification and a well paid job on the horizon, Donald Patience was looking ahead to a bright future.
Born into a well-off family, living in a picturesque town in the Scottish Highlands, the circumstances of his shocking demise were as unexpected as they were horrific.
Just over two decades after leaving a top academic institution, Donald, 45, was found dead in a squalid 'dosshouse', hundreds of miles from home.
The story of how he came to be murdered is a tragic and cruel tale. A series of setbacks ended with Donald reaching rock bottom, swapping a stable family life for a world populated by drug addicts and chaos.
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