Stephen McGhee must serve a minimum of 21 years for the murder of Kevan Doyle in Wishaw.
A former soldier who stabbed a man to death at the door of his home has been given a life sentence for murder.
Stephen McGhee, 48, was told he would spend at least 21 years in prison before he becomes eligible for parole following the murder of Kevan Doyle in Wishaw, in North Lanarkshire.More stories from Scotland McGhee had denied murdering Mr Doyle in the attack by striking him on the head and body with a weapon on 28 October 2022.Lord Young told McGhee: "The speed and ferocity of the attack was plain to see on CCTV footage."
The judge said 43-year-old Mr Doyle experienced many difficulties in his life and added: "He was part of a close and loving family and they miss him very deeply."McGhee claimed he had wanted to help his friend and had returned home to get him food and a spare phone. When he returned to the house in Glencleland Road, he claimed he was effectively ambushed by Mr Doyle, the victim's cousin and a woman.McGhee fled the scene and said he had only realised something serious had happened when he later spotted police tape at the house.Defence counsel Tony Graham KC said it was "a needless death" and added: "He stands to spend a considerable time in custody for ending a human life.
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