{"id":402296,"date":"2025-09-06T09:29:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T09:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/402296\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T09:29:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T09:29:14","slug":"crowd-gathers-to-pay-tribute-to-one-in-a-million-young-man-who-died-in-edinburgh-stabbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/402296\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowd gathers to pay tribute to ‘one in a million’ young man who died in Edinburgh ‘stabbing’"},"content":{"rendered":"

A heartbreaking video of a crowd gathered to pay tribute to an Edinburgh man who died in an alleged stabbing <\/a>has been shared on social media.<\/p>\n

Police <\/a>were called to an incident in the capital’s Great Junction Street at around 2am on Tuesday, September 2 where tragically, 22-year-old John McNab was found injured and later died on the scene.<\/p>\n

People came together on the same street to remember the young man, who has been described by his loved ones as the “life and soul of his family”.<\/p>\n

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The video was shared on the popular social media platform, TikTok.<\/p>\n

In the touching footage, people can be seen laying flowers and lighting candles in John’s memory<\/a>. The tribute was placed along the Barclay’s Funeral Directors on Great Junction Street where the ‘stabbing’ was said to have taken place.<\/p>\n

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Flowers can be seen laid up against the building, with bouquets lining almost the entire shopfront.<\/p>\n

In the comment section of the video, people shared their condolences. One person wrote: “Fly high John xxxxx thinking of his friends and his family.”<\/p>\n

While another penned: “Such a shame, may he rest in peace and give his family strength to carry on.”<\/p>\n

And a third added: “This is absolutely heartbreaking. Forever 22 John. Will be sadly missed by everyone that knew you.”<\/p>\n

A teenage boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in Edinburgh Sheriff Court<\/a> on Thursday, September 4, after the death of the young man.<\/p>\n

He was charged with murder and with allegedly carrying a blade in a public place. The 16-year-old made no plea or declaration and has been remanded in custody while the case was committed for further examination.<\/p>\n

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