Gangland jail attack on Daniels crime clan hood took place on day con was due to go on trial

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Drug dealing gangland assassin James McDonald was attacked in prison on the day he was due to go on trial over a jailhouse attempted murder.The hired hitman, who is serving a life sentence over the Applerow Motors shootings in 2006, was attacked within HMP Edinburgh last month.We told yesterday how he was set upon just days before fellow Daniel clan member Robert Daniel was also attacked in the jail, which is commonly known as Saughton prison.We can now reveal that the attack on McDonald was carried out on the same day he had been due to appear in court over an alleged attempted murder behind bars.He was accused of trying to kill fellow con David Gilday and was due to go on trial at the High Court in Edinburgh over an alleged 2021 attack when he was in Low Moss Prison.Prosecutors claimed the hitman, who was found guilty of the murder of Michael Lyons and the shooting of his cousin, Steven Lyons, and Lyons associate Robert Pickett, attacked Gilday with a makeshift weapon.It was alleged the 51-year-old had struck Gilday on the head, face and neck with a "sharpened pen" in the East Dunbartonshire nick, and he was due to go on trial over the claims on October 8.But the case was treated as 'not called' by prosecutors, meaning it has been shelved and McDonald, who was also previously jailed for dealing heroin in jail, is in the clear.Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in!If you're on a desktop,