Thug jailed for murder of Lanarkshire man – seven years after initial conviction for attempted murder

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A thug jailed for trying to kill a beloved dad from Blantyre has now been convicted of murder after the victim later died.Raymond Bell repeatedly smacked David Black with a table leg and stamped on him before leaving the 35 year-old stricken in the killer's flat for days.The brutal attack on November 2, 2014 followed a "trivial" row after Bell and another man appeared to like the same woman.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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