Man jailed for 20 years for 'motiveless' murder
A 58-year-old man has been jailed for at least 20 years for the "motiveless" murder of a man in Renfrewshire.
Andrew McLeod beat up and slashed John Dalziel, 47, with a broken plate, before a fire was started at the house in Paisley in May 2021.McLeod, who denied the attack, was found guilty at the High Court in Glasgow. He was previously jailed for nine years forAt the sentencing, Lord Arthurson told him: "By this appalling crime, you have left Mr Dalziel's young daughter without her beloved father."Mr Dalziel was found lying slaughtered in his own living room.
The trial heard that Mclean had attacked Mr Dalziel on the day of his 47th birthday. A neighbour recalled how hearing a smoke alarm that night. Robert Carmichael said he saw a fire and peering in a window, could see Mr Dalziel on the floor in a "pool of blood" and another man - McLeod - sitting on the couch.
Mr Carmichael said: "At that point, John Thomas came out the side of the house and I asked what happened. I do not know if he heard me or was not there fully himself."
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