Jail for teenager who murdered boy at Glasgow railway station

An 18-year-old who murdered a schoolboy astatine a Glasgow railway presumption has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years

Justin McLaughlin, 14, died successful October 2021 aft being stabbed successful the bosom by Daniel Haig, who was 16 astatine the time, astatine High Street Station.

He was taken to infirmary aft the onslaught but ne'er recovered.

Haig had admitted delivering the fatal stroke but had denied murder. He was recovered blameworthy aft a proceedings astatine the High Court successful Glasgow.

Haig was jailed for beingness and volition person to service astatine slightest 16 years earlier helium tin use for parole.

The judge, Lord Clark, said the execution had "a devastating effect" connected the victim's family.

"They are near with dreadful nonaccomplishment you person caused for the remainder of their lives," he told Haig.

"Justin McLaughlin was lone 14, a child, and helium was getting backmost connected his feet erstwhile you stabbed him. He was successful a defenceless position."

The justice added it was "deeply disturbing" to spot pack enactment inactive happening successful Glasgow.

The tribunal heard Haig had go progressive successful a scuffle with Justin and a radical of his friends astatine the railway presumption connected 16 October 2021.

The teen pulled a weapon retired of his container and was seen connected CCTV chasing the group.

Justin tripped and fell earlier Haig caught up and stabbed him.

Haig told the proceedings that helium had a weapon successful his rucksack for "protection" aft claiming to person been attacked the time before.

He besides said helium had not intended to termination the 14-year-old.

Defence counsel John Scullion KC said that his lawsuit "bitterly regrets his actions and the tragic consequences for the deceased and his family".

The tribunal had antecedently heard that Justin, from Coatbridge successful North Lanarkshire, had begged for his parent aft being attacked.

A post-mortem introspection concluded that helium died from a stab coiled to the heart.

Justin's household said their lives would ne'er beryllium the aforesaid aft his murder.

"He was the quality of the family, his younger brothers miss him truthful much. He was their champion person arsenic good arsenic their brother," they said.

"He'll beryllium everlastingly our large handsome lad with a grin that lit up the room."

Prosecutor Moira Orr, caput of homicide and large transgression for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, said knives were blighting communities and destroying young lives.

"This lawsuit is tragic grounds of the demolition wreaked erstwhile young radical transportation bladed weapons," she said.