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Paul McGuigan, aged 37 and from Innerleithen, died in the early hours of Sunday following a shooting in Baghdad, where he was working as a close protection team leader. The former Royal Marine Commando (Green Beret) travelled widely before joining ArmorGroup Iraq in 2003 and was serving as a Personal Security Detail (PSD) Team Leader at the time of his death. A statement released by his family said: "We have been cruelly robbed of a loving, caring family man who had everything to live for." "Paul doted on his son, aged five, from a previous marriage and was busy preparing for the imminent birth of his baby daughter with his fiancée and her daughter, aged 12. "We are still struggling to coming to terms with Paul's untimely death, which has left a gaping hole in our lives; he was a fine man, one of the best." Pay your tributes to Paul in our online book of condolences