Ryan McCabe denied murdering Liam Maloney but was found guilty by a jury.
A knife attacker who fatally stabbed a man in the neck during a street confrontation has been warned he faces a life sentence for the murder of his victim.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard that the victim had sustained two stab wounds to his neck and underwent an operation after a jugular vein was severed in the attack by the most serious injury inflicted by McCabe, which was about four inches deep. The trial judge said the previous conviction was "significant" and told him: "Over two years later you carried out the most serious crime."
Lord Scott said he wanted that available to him before fixing the punishment part of a life sentence for McCabe, which is the minimum term he must serve in prison prior to becoming eligible to apply for parole. Mr Maloney's sister said she had seen an earlier incident where her brother was on his bike and arguing with McCabe, who threatened to stab him.
He claimed that prior to the attack Mr Maloney had talked about doing something to one of his daughters, which made him angry.
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