Daniel Haig, who was aged 16 when he committed the murder, was ordered to serve at least 16 years in prison before he becomes eligible to seek release on licence.
A teenage killer was jailed for life today after stabbing a 14-year-old schoolboy in the heart at a city railway station in a brutal murder. Daniel Haig, 18, fatally wounded Justin McLaughlin in the knife attack at Glasgow's High Street station on October 16 in 2021 after chasing the victim who tripped and fell.
The judge said the victim and those with him were from a different area of Glasgow than Haig and added it was "deeply disturbing" to see gang activity still happening. Haig had earlier denied murdering his victim but admitted stabbing the schoolboy and claimed that he only wanted to "injure" him following a fight at the station.
Top news stories today He told the court that he got a knife from his rucksack and slipped it into his waistband. His friend urged him "not to do anything stupid". But Haig ran at the group and a clash broke out on the platform. After the scuffle ended Haig jumped onto the track to retrieve the bladed weapon which he had dropped.
During the trial Haig said that he had the blade for "protection" and claimed that he was attacked a day earlier. He feared that Justin and the others had followed him. He maintained that he planned to use the weapon to chase them off, but admitted stabbing the schoolboy, but only to cause a "minor injury".
After the verdict the victim's family paid tribute to their "blue-eyed boy" with a "smile that lit up the room". Mr Scullion said Haig had "adverse childhood experiences during formative years" and by the time he was 16 he was regularly using drugs and alcohol.Passing sentence, Lord Clark spoke about “deeply disturbing” activities of gangs in Glasgow which he said has been going on in the city for many years.
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