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Family of man knifed to death slam "depraved" actions of killer's mum

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Perth man who died after being stabbed through the heart have said they are “devastated” his killer’s mum has escaped jail for attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Robbie Smullen (23) was convicted last month of killing 22-year-old Barry Dixon. A jury at the High Court in Edinburgh rejected his defence of self-defence and returned a majority verdict of culpable homicide.Sentencing Smullen on Friday, judge Lady Carmichael said the killer had been “disinhibited by alcohol and the effects of sexual jealously”.

The judge added that no sentence imposed could “repair or lessen the harm done to the family of Barry Dixon”.Lady Carmichael sentenced Smullen to nine years and three months imprisonment.Smullen’s mother Mary Smullen (46) had.

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