Edinburgh youth waited in bushes before murdering young man with 'Rambo knife'

Victim of brutal teen knifeman begged for mercy as chilling message emerges

A 17-year-old boy has admitted murdering 22-year-old John McNab with a hunting knife in Edinburgh in September 2025 while on bail after slashing a teenager five months earlier

Teen convicted of murder in Edinburgh while on bail for separate knife attack

A violent teenager who murdered a man in Edinburgh while on bail for another knife attack has been convicted.

Grieving mum pain 'will never be healed' after son stabbed to death in Edinburgh

"My son's life was taken far too soon in a horrible way, and the pain of his absence will never be healed. No sentence, no one will bring him back."

Edinburgh youth waited in bushes before murdering young man with 'Rambo knife'

Mr McNab, 22, pleaded with his attacker

Violent teen murdered man with hunting knife after being released on bail

The 17-year-old, who cannot be named due to his age, fatally stabbed John McNab in Leith on September 2