But, the Crown accepted his guilty plea to a reduced charge of assaulting him to severe injury by repeatedly striking him on the body with the knife.

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Co-accused Andrew Henderson had been jailed for three years after admitting attacking Jones to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement by striking him on the head with a knife.

BBC: David Jones

He was convicted of killing Mr Brown at the home of his girlfriend Linda Patrick by repeatedly striking him on the neck and body with a knife and repeatedly kicking him after previously showing malice and ill will towards him.

BBC: Glasgow & West Scotland

Grzegorz Gamla is on trial accused of repeatedly striking Mr Ciania on the head and body with a knife or knives and murdering him.

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Kinghorn had denied repeatedly striking Mr Mair on the head and body with a knife, threatening to kill him and murdering him on 1 November 2011.

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