Sixth man charged over death

A sixth man has been arrested in connection with the death of a man in Greenock.

Neil Canney, 37, was found seriously injured on the doorstep of his home in Nairn Road in the Inverclyde town at around 1.15am on February 28.

He was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow but he died a short time later.

Investigations are ongoing and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

Five men have already been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.

Brendan Balloch, 23, from Greenock; Martin McCusker, 38, of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire; Jack Benson, 22, from Port Glasgow, Inverclyde; and Dale Russell, 28, from Wishaw; appeared at Greenock Sheriff Court last month charged with murder.

None of them entered a plea at their first appearance and they were remanded in custody.

A 27-year-old man has also been charged in connection with Mr Canney’s death.