Thug stabbed his second cousin in the neck in murder bid because he was annoying him

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A thug stabbed his second cousin in the neck in a murder bid because he was annoying him.Declan Keyes, 18, turned on his victim at a property in Airdrie on January 26.Keyes struck the man on an artery and he would have died but for his medical attention.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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