Glasgow crime story of Andrew Best who was slashed across the throat

Best, who was married with a teenage son, was known to police, having an assault conviction for breaking a firefighter's jaw in 1997.

Following a lengthy police investigation two Glasgow men, John Maguire, 23, and David Hughes, 41, were identified as the prime suspects.It later emerged that Hughes had flown in from Amsterdam the day before the killing.However, Maguire from Riddrie was less elusive and he stood trial at the High Court in Glasgow in January 2008.

A post-mortem examination revealed that Best had suffered 16 wounds, three on the face, two on the chest, one on the right elbow, one on the right little finger and nine to his legs. She added that one of his work vans was blown up a short time later and the windows of their house were also smashed. She said the last time she saw her husband, he left their home in Cumbernauld on the night of his murder, telling her he had to go out for 15 minutes.

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