Scots teacher 'lured to his death after being catfished on gay app'

A retired Fettes College teacher was lured to his death after being catfished on a gay dating app by a man who stole thousands of pounds from him and spent it on a trip to Blackpool, a court heard.

He claimed Black put a bag over Mr Coshan's head to suffocate him and lay on top of his body, while McNaughton drank a Jack Daniels on the sofa and smoked a joint before the pair went for a walk and withdrew cash as well as letting themselves into the victim's house and going to McDonald's before continuing on a spending spree the next day.

Appearing from custody in HMP Edinburgh, McNaughton said he moved in with Black as he struggled to find a landlord who would accept a dog and a cat, and that he slept in the living room on the sofa-bed of the one-bed, ground floor flat in Seafield Road, Leith. Two days later, McNaughton transferred a total of £30,000 from Mr Coshan's account, and said he went on a trip to Blackpool with Black, after the initial theft.McNaughton said: "It got spent, by me and Paul Black. We went to Blackpool. Joe knew it came from Mr Coshan's bank, because I had said to him."

McNaughton said: "No, he was still giving me money. He said he wasn't giving me any more money, but he still did give me money."Under-cross examination from Black's defence, Tony Lenehan, McNaughton was exposed as lying about previous custodial sentences for wilful fireraising and was accused of "taking advantage" of his flatmate, who was said to be "head-over-heels in love" with him.

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