Shaun Woodburn’s dad has written to new Justice Secretary Keith Brown to ask what is delaying the appointment of a victims’ commissioner for Scotland.
Ex-justice secretary Humza Yousaf announced in April the SNP planned to appoint a commissioner after a four-year-campaign by Kevin Woodburn.
Shaun was killed by Mohammed Ibnomer, then just 16, in an unprovoked attack in Leith, Edinburgh, on Hogmanay 2016.
Since Shaun’s death a new protocol for multiple post-mortems was also created after Kevin told the SNP Government of the hell his family endured due to the “barbaric and outdated” system.
Kevin said: “I am concerned and dismayed that I have seen or heard nothing from Keith Brown regarding this.
"We are almost five months down the road and there has been no sign of any advancement in the creation of this role.”
A Scottish Government spokesman said: “We remain fully committed to appointing a victims’ commissioner to provide an independent voice for victims.”
