Gerard McGinlay is found guilty of the murder of Peter McElroy in a street attack in Airdrie last year
A man has been found guilty of murdering a man in a street stabbing in North Lanarkshire, a fortnight after he was freed from jail.
Gerard McGinlay, 39, killed Peter McElroy during an attack in Airdrie on 12 April 2020, at the start of the first Covid lockdownMcGinlay denied the murder charge but was convicted at the High Court in Glasgow.Mother pays tribute to son after street death Jurors heard that McGinlay had a history of violence including previous assaults and possession of an offensive weapon.
He had been freed from his last prison term on 20 March, about a fortnight before Mr McElroy's death. Taxi driver Joseph Dalziel told the court he had been walking home from a shift around 04:00 when he could hear shouting near Bell Street in Airdrie.Mr Dalziel said he remembered McGinlay throwing punches at the victim, but then realised he had a knife.The taxi driver said he shouted for help and waited with the victim until the emergency services arrived but Mr McElroy died at the scene.
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