Samuel Hamilton, 56, was stabbed by Richard Wotherspoon, 33, in Lanarkshire last May.
A football fan was fatally stabbed in the neck after watching Rangers Europa League Final defeat.
At the High Court in Glasgow it emerged Wotherspoon had been released from prison just weeks before he targeted Mr Hamilton and repeatedly stabbed him.It emerged he already had a lengthy criminal past including a rape conviction in 2006.Prosecutor Euan Cameron told how in July 2021 there had been an "incident" between Mr Hamilton and Wotherspoon outside the home of the victim's daughter.The killer then turned up back at Mr Hamilton's daughter's house armed with an axe.
The advocate depute added Wotherspoon had watched the game on TV at his sister's home while Samuel had done the same at his daughter's.He then appeared to lie in wait as the victim parked his car outside his home. CCTV had captured Wotherspoon in possession of a blade.Samuel ignored the thug and headed into the communal garden area of his home.Soon after, Samuel was heard to "cry out" as Wotherspoon and his associate Taylor Rooney ran off.
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