A thug who ambushed a man close to death following a Celtic and Rangers game has been jailed for five years and one month. Kyle Beard, 27, brutally stabbed Celtic fan Francis McCann, 48, in the neck during a mass brawl in Glasgow's Merchant City on March 31, 2019.
Mr McCann collapsed after being struck before he was stamped on by other men with Beard. The attacker fled the scene leaving Mr McCann in a pool of blood.
A doctor remarked that he would have died from his injuries if it wasn't for his urgent medical attention.Mr McCann was resuscitated at hospital and received 4.8 litres of blood after going into cardiac arrest.His leg was amputated "following complications arising while he was in hospital."Mr McCann later told victim support
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