Esaya Neguse attacked Muhammad Shoaib, leaving the 71-year-old fearing he was going to die.
A knife thug tried to kill his lawyer in his office in a horror murder bid has been jailed for 11 years. Esaya Neguse attacked Muhammad Shoaib leaving the 71-year-old fearing he was going to die.
He was sentenced today at the High Court in Glasgow. It emerged Neguse had only been on the streets at the time having been freed early from a previous 12-month jail-term. He had a total of 11 previous convictions. The court previously heard how the lawyer was at work that afternoon when Neguse turned up unannounced at the office in the city's Victoria Road. Mr Shoaib still agreed to see him. Neguse followed him into his room.
Mr Shoaib: "I thought I was going to die. The whole floor was filled up with my blood. I was panicking." We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like.If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.Neguse eventually let go of the weapon which had a blade of up to 6-inches. The court heard Mr Shoaib suffered a stab wound to his chest.
Herbert Kerrigan KC, defending, added: "He expressed to me very clearly remorse for what he had done."
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