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An evil dad who murdered his infant son to get revenge against his former partner for ending their relationship has been jailed for life.

A man on trial for allegedly murdering his two-year-old son has pleaded guilty to killing the toddler.

A murder suspect asked police if they were “kidding” when he was accused of hiring an assassin to shoot a man as he sat at traffic lights, a court has heard.

Ayrshire, on November 13, 2017. Metcalff giving evidence today at the High Court in Glasgow told jurors that in all likelihood Patti wouldn't be alive.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A suspect has been cleared of shooting a man standing at an ice cream van.Stuart McGinley, 32, was accused of blasting Darren McCafferty in Balloch on December 20, 2018.Jurors heard how police found the 34 year-old bleeding and clutching his stomach.McGinley was cleared of attempted murder after jurors returned a not proven verdict following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow last week.Mr McCafferty claimed he was standing in a queue when a gunman jumped out of a white van and sprinted towards him.He said he was near his front door when a bullet hit him.Prosecutor Iain McSporran QC had put to Mr McCafferty that he told police McGinley had shot him.But

conviction of Alesha MacPhail 's teenage killer has told how he will forever be haunted by the case. Iain McSporran QC revealed he unnerved as he cross examining twisted Aaron Campbell, 18, as he span a web of lies over the rape and murder of the six-year-old schoolgirl on the Isle of Bute in July 2018.