Teenager who stabbed neighbour to death in Johnstone is detained – BBC News

Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Jack McBride pled guilty to a charge of culpable homicide at the High Court in GlasgowA teenager who captioned a Snapchat selfie with the word “gametime” before killing a neighbour has been detained for six years and eight months. Jack McBride was 17 when he stabbed Johnny Winters in the heart during a confrontation in the street. McBride had earlier called his ex-girlfriend, taunting her about how she thought he could not kill somebody.He had gone on trial at the High Court in Glasgow for murder, but pled guilty to a charge of culpable homicide.Judge Lady Haldane deferred sentence on McBride, of Johnstone, Renfrewshire, to the High Court in Edinburgh after hearing the circumstances of the attack. She had heard how McBride acted under provocation as Mr Winters, 26, had earlier struck him with the blunt side of an axe.Lady Haldane heard McBride’s defence advocate Thomas Ross QC speak of how his client had expressed remorse for his actions and was dedicated to turning his life around.However, Lady Haldane told McBride that she had no other option but to detain him in custody. She said: “A period of detention is appropriate in a case where…
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