Oliver Winters, 31, repeatedly slashed 37-year-old Stuart Murray with a Stanley knife during the brutal assault in Renfrewshire in December last year.
A man has been jailed for six years for attempting to murder a stranger who tried to calm him down after he was ejected from a pub.on Wednesday, judge Lord Colbeck told Winters:"You intended to cause harm to a stranger who was simply trying to diffuse a situation caused by you.
Winters, whose previous convictions include public disorder and weapons offences, admitted attempting to murder Mr Murray by repeatedly striking him on the head and body with a knife.The court heard that both men were in a busy bar in the town but were not in the company of each other. Prosecutor James Irvine said:"Stuart Murray and another man left the bar to de-escalate the situation. Mr Murray approached Winters and stated 'what are you playing at?'"
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