Grant Mccabe

Gabriel Brown was convicted of murdering Joseph Johnston in Annan by stabbing him 22 times, severing and consuming his finger, and setting fires to cover up the crime. Jurors rejected his claim of being possessed by Aleister Crowley. The judge warned he may never be released, noting the attack was a punishment motivated by beliefs about Johnston’s past relationship with Brown’s step‑mother. Police condemned the killing as senseless and expressed hope the verdict brings some comfort to the victim’s family.