Convicted killer told cops he had saw for cutting wood outside the front of his home
Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.A killer caught wielding a saw in his street in Paisley claimed he was only out chopping wood.Anthony Mackin, 50, was clocked hammering the saw against a lamppost by concerned residents at Henderson Street in the town.Paisley Sheriff Court heard tanked-up Mackin made such a racket that witnesses called police to attend the incident at around 8pm on December 4, last year.Procurator Fiscal Depute Mark Nicol said: “Witnesses observed the accused striking a lamppost while in possession of a bladed article.“This was outside a property in Henderson Street, Paisley, and police were contacted in relation to this matter.“Police attended and