Man found guilty of stabbing another man to death in Perth

A 20-year-old antheral has been recovered blameworthy of a execution successful Perth helium committed erstwhile helium was a teenager.

Caleb Ferguson was recovered blameworthy of the execution of Cameron Rae, 20, astatine the High Court successful Edinburgh.

Mr Rae was recovered with 3 stab wounds to his thorax astatine a level connected South Methven Street successful April 2023.

At the commencement of the trial, Ferguson admitted sidesplitting the unfortunate and offered to plead blameworthy to the lesser transgression of culpable homicide but the Crown rejected his plea.

As the assemblage returned their blameworthy verdict, 1 pistillate successful the nationalist benches shouted "brilliant" and clapping concisely broke out.

The tribunal heard however Ferguson, past 18, repeatedly struck Mr Rae connected the assemblage with a weapon with 1 coiled causing fatal interior damage.

He past fled from the country of the execution and aboriginal appeared astatine Arbroath constabulary presumption wearing a alteration of apparel and claiming helium had been connected a nighttime retired successful the Angus municipality and needed assistance getting backmost to Perth.

The proceedings judge, Lord Scott, told Ferguson pursuing his condemnation that the instrumentality provided for lone 1 condemnation and a beingness condemnation would beryllium imposed.

Lord Scott said helium was required to hole a minimum term, known arsenic a punishment part, that Ferguson volition service earlier helium becomes eligible to question parole.

He added this was "a tragic case" and that determination was entreaty tribunal authorization that indicated a starting constituent for specified cases would beryllium astir 16 years.

The tribunal heard that aft the fatal attack, Ferguson told his sister implicit the telephone helium had "plugged" Cameron Rae.

Witness Connor Kelly, 19, told the tribunal that earlier successful the time helium was astatine a barroom successful Perth with others watching an Old Firm crippled erstwhile Ferguson joined the group.

Mr Kelly past near the barroom with Ferguson to proceed drinking astatine the level connected South Methven Street.

On a travel retired of the flat, helium said helium came crossed Mr Rae who had been drinking and invited him backmost to the flat.

Mr Kelly said that astatine 1 point, helium near Ferguson and Mr Rae successful the level arsenic helium went to transportation retired a cause woody and returned to find Mr Rae injured and Ferguson looking angry.

Advocate depute Greg Farrell told jurors: "Caleb Ferguson said thing astir Cammy having called his dada a junkie and that appears to beryllium the lone mentation offered by Caleb Ferguson arsenic to wherefore helium stabbed Cameron Rae to death."

The authoritative said: "The grounds successful this lawsuit shows a murderous onslaught demonstrating that the accused Caleb Ferguson either intended to termination Callum Rae oregon was wickedly reckless arsenic to whether Callum Rae lived oregon died."

Ferguson is owed to beryllium sentenced astatine the precocious Court successful Glasgow connected 6 November.