Man who chased constable with chainsaw in ‘horror film’ murder bid jailed

Evening Standard

A man who tried to murder a police officer with a chainsaw in a scene a judge described as being like a “horror film” has been jailed for ten years.Liridon Kastrati launched a foul-mouthed outburst immediately after being sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow – banging on the dock, shouting at the judge and calling him a “f***ing terrorist”.

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00:00And in this case,

00:30having carried out more routine but nevertheless important tasks,

00:37they were confronted with an act of horrific violence.

00:43The court must have regard to the public service provided by police officers

00:47who daily put themselves in positions of danger,

00:53even if they have no warning that such a situation will arise.

01:00I'm satisfied that for all of the reasons I have sought to explain,

01:06I must impose upon you a very significant penalty.

01:12And accordingly, I impose upon you a sentence of 10 years' imprisonment.

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