Police believe the crash and Mr Curran’s death are linked The wife of a landlord who was murdered outside their pub in East Lothian has spoken of the family’s devastation at their loss.
Steven Curran, who ran the Dolphin Inn at Whitecraig, was found at the back of the pub at about 0200 BST on Thursday.
His wife Jill said the 47-year-old was very family orientated and that she and their two daughters, aged six and 13, were the centre of his life.
Police are connecting the killing with a crash on the A1 near Dunbar.
A silver-coloured Toyota Celica, which collided with a central reservation and was found abandoned at about 0015 BST, is believed to have belonged to Mrs Curran.
Officers from Lothian and Borders Police said they were “confident” the two incidents were linked and appealed to anyone who saw a man walking alone in the countryside near the Broxburn Estate in Dunbar to contact them.
In a statement issued through the police, Mrs Curran said: “We are all devastated by recent events which have taken Steven from our close knit family.
“He was a much-loved husband, father, brother and son who will be sorely missed.”
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