SUITCASE MURDERER FACES LIFE

Ghoul hid victim's body in luggage then abandoned it 80 miles away

A MAN has admitted murdering a retired private school teacher then hiding his body in a suitcase more than 80 miles away.

Paul McNaughton, 28, killed Peter Coshan, 75, at a flat in Leith on August 11 or 12, 2022.

The body of the former Fettes College biology teacher was discovered weeks later on September 4 in Northumberland after he was reported missing.

McNaughton yesterday appeared for a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow.

His KC John Scullion said he was pleading guilty to charges of murder and attempting to defeat the ends of justice.

Prosecutor John Keenan KC told judge Lord Clark he was accepting the pleas tendered. McNaughton was remanded in custody and now faces a life sentence.