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Drunk man who tried to kill Fife police officer is jailed for 10 years

· November 15, 2019 ·

A man who tried to kill a police officer as he responded to a call about a disturbance in Fife has been jailed for 10 years and three months.Graeme Davidson, 37, stabbed PC Derek Laing in the chest at a house in Tayport on 29 June.The High Court in Glasgow heard PC Laing, 46, could have died if the blade had not struck his breastbone.Davidson, who was drunk at the time of the attack, had admitted attempted murder.Man admits police officer knife murder bid Judge Lord Matthews told him: “Attempted murder is a serious offence, but when the victim is a police officer carrying out his duty, it is an aggravated offence.”You were not a suspect, but for some reason you stabbed him in the chest. His colleagues managed to restrained and disarm you. The blade only stopped because it struck his breastbone.”Your victim struggles daily to cope with the effects of this incident.”Not in handcuffsLord Matthews also ordered Davidson, who has anger control problems, to be monitored in the community for three years after his release from prison.The court heard that Davidson was found sleeping in a bedroom at the property and became violent after questioning why officers were… Read full this story

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