Sean O'Halloran attacked Scott Hector with a knife in an Aberdeen flat in April last year.
A man who admitted murdering another man in an Aberdeen flat while he was high on drink and drugs has been jailed for life.Sean O'Halloran, 20, admitted murdering Mr Hector while Conor Adams, 18, admitted culpable homicide.
O'Halloran was jailed for life and will serve 11 years and eight months before he is eligible for parole.The pair also admitted conspiring to rob the victim. Judge Lord Armstrong told the pair: "I have read victim impact statements, the terms of which clearly indicate the profound and devastating effect caused by your actions.
"These are ongoing and will have a lasting effect. Nothing I can say or do can compensate the family's loss." A court had previously heard O'Halloran could not remember the crime due to taking alcohol and drugs.While at a house in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, the two accused drank alcohol and at one point took 20 valium tablets between them in less than an hour.
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