Man jailed for savage murder bid on soldier

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Man who tried to murder soldier while holding him hostage in Edinburgh flat is jailed

A man who tried to murder a soldier while holding him hostage in an Edinburgh flat has been jailed for seven years.

Judge Lady Carmichael told him: "You pled guilty to a prolonged and exceptionally violent attack on another young man. During the murder bid, he grabbed his victim and threw him to the ground, repeatedly stamped and kicked on his his head and struck him on the head with a bottle, a chair and pots and pans.

The prosecutor said Rigby's sister Rebecca lived at the flat where the attack happened and at the time she had recently started seeing Mr McLelland, who was a serving soldier based at Dreghorn barracks.She had briefly attended a party before returning to the flat while Mr McLelland arrived in the early hours of the morning after drinking with friends.

She ran from the flat with her brother's friend and, as they left, the door was locked. Fearing for the safety of Mr McLelland, police were contacted.

 

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Only seven years.should have been 15 to mean 15....his immaturity taken into account. He was effing 19

Seven years for actually harming someone? People who do a lot less get more. Honestly the judges in this country are a joke

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