A killer brutally murdered a man at his home after he had been out watching Rangers Europa League Final defeat.Richard Wotherspoon, 33, repeatedly stabbed Samuel Hamilton whose 82 year-old mum Bridget then battled in vain to save her son's life.
The 56 year-old - known as Sammy - never survived having been knifed in the neck - as CCTV captured Wotherspoon fleeing the scene of the attack in Bellshill, Lanarkshire on May 18 2022.But, the thug was later held and today pled guilty to a murder charge at the High Court in Glasgow.
It emerged he already had a lengthy criminal past including a rape conviction in 2006.Wotherspoon had also been released from prison just weeks before he killed dad Samuel.
He will learn the minimum he will spend behind bars when he returns to the dock next month.Prosecutor Euan Cameron told how in July 2021 there had been an "incident" between Samuel and Wotherspoon outside the home of the victim's daughter.
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