Vile Renfrew man jailed after setting neighbour's door alight and smearing faeces in police van

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A man who set fire to his neighbour’s door before smearing his own excrement in a police van has been jailed for 30 months.Vile Ian McDonald had a fight with his neighbour before taking a hammer into their shared close and setting his door on fire and then stating, ‘there’s going to be a murder by the end of the week.’Once cops arrested McDonald, 39, and took him to hospital, he refused treatment and then smeared his faeces in the back of a police car.Procurator fiscal depute David McDonald told Paisley Sheriff Court that Jason Docherty is McDonald’s downstairs neighbour and his son, Reece was visiting on March 21 last year.McDonald had moved in to Ferguson Street, Renfrew, one week prior to the incident.The fiscal told the court: “Around 9.15pm on March 21, Reece had ordered a delivery and when taking his order from the driver, noticed the accused in the common close under the influence.“Reece could hear the delivery driver and the accused demonstrating in the street, and Reece shouted, ‘Chill’ towards McDonald.“McDonald shouted back, What do you think, I’m a f*****g dafty?’“The accused made his way back to his flat and then made his way back down to Jason Docherty’s flat with a hammer.“Reece was able to watch the accused from the spy hole and heard him say, ‘Someone’s going to die tonight.

I’m taking your eyes out.’“Reece told his father the accused was in the close with a hammer and McDonald then stated: "The next person to come out that door is getting killed.’” Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

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