US EditionAttempted murderer who chased police officer with chainsaw is jailed
Liridon Kastrati was sentenced to 10 years for chasing Pc Gary Cowan with a chainsaw in a violent May 2024 attack, highlighting police risks, Police Scotland said.
- Last year, Liridon Kastrati was convicted of attempting to murder Pc Gary Cowan in Paisley, Renfrewshire.
- A Volkswagen driven by Kastrati crashed into a police vehicle, and after initially fleeing, he returned with a chainsaw to pursue Pc Gary Cowan from about 10 metres.
- CCTV footage captured Liridon Kastrati brandishing a chainsaw in Paisley last year, while PC Cowan and a colleague were injured and treated by paramedics as officers arrested Kastrati after calling for assistance.
- When the case called at the High Court in Glasgow on Friday, sentencing was adjourned to January 20 because a criminal justice social work report had not been prepared, and Judge Gallacher told Kastrati, `I'm willing to give you one further opportunity.`
- Kastrati had been remanded in custody for 18 months and was earlier told to expect a significant penalty, while the prosecution withdrew charges of breach of the peace, stealing a car and motoring offences.
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A shocking video has gone viral: a man chased a police officer with a chainsaw in Scotland, and the attacker was eventually sentenced to ten years in prison.
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The Independent (US)Footage shows chainsaw thug chasing police officer down street
A chainsaw-wielding man chased a police officer down a street and attempted to murder him in Paisley, Scotland, in May 2024. Newly-released footage shows Liridon Kastrati, 32, trying to murder Pc Gary Cowan in a scene a judge described as being like a “horror film." The judge said Kastrati had been driving a car which had crashed into a police vehicle, then tried to flee the scene before returning and removing the chainsaw from the boot of his c…
In Scotland, a 32-year-old man received a 10-year prison sentence after an attempted murder of a policeman with a chainsaw.
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