Gangland machete thug jailed after Tesco murder bid on crime kingpin's brother

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A vicious thug who tried to murder the brother of a jailed gangster in a machete attack at a supermarket was today jailed for 15 years.George 'Dode' Baigrie launched the attack on Dale Richardson hours after he received a police visit warning him of threats to his safety.

A judge told Baigrie at the High Court in Edinburgh: "This attack had all the hallmarks of a gangland vendetta."Lord Young said Baigrie was assessed as being at a high risk of further violent offending and added that he agreed with that assessment.

He pointed out that the machete attacker has previous convictions for offences of serious violence, including an earlier attempted murder in 2003.Lord Young ordered that Baigrie should be under supervision in the community for a further five year period when he will be on licence and can be returned to jail if he breaches its conditions.

The judge said the attempted murder took place in the middle of the evening when people of all ages were in the shop and some of them could be seen on CCTV footage taking evasive action as Baigrie chased his target armed with a machete.Baigrie, 42, sliced into the arm of the victim with the fearsome weapon before pursuing him in the aisles of the Tesco store at Gracemount Drive, in Edinburgh, before Dale Richardson managed to escape.