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Asif Rehman and Adel Ishaq jailed for William McKeeney murder | Asif Rehman and Adel Ishaq jailed for William McKeeney murder |
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Two men have been jailed for life for brutally murdering a 57-year-old outside his home in Glasgow. | Two men have been jailed for life for brutally murdering a 57-year-old outside his home in Glasgow. |
Asif Rehman, 20, and Adel Ishaq, 19, attacked William McKeeney in Melville Street, Pollokshields, on 15 January. | Asif Rehman, 20, and Adel Ishaq, 19, attacked William McKeeney in Melville Street, Pollokshields, on 15 January. |
Mr McKeeney, who was originally from Malin Head in Donegal, Ireland, later died at the city's Victoria Infirmary. | Mr McKeeney, who was originally from Malin Head in Donegal, Ireland, later died at the city's Victoria Infirmary. |
At the High Court in Glasgow, Rehman and Ishaq were told they must serve a minimum of 16 years before being eligible for parole. | At the High Court in Glasgow, Rehman and Ishaq were told they must serve a minimum of 16 years before being eligible for parole. |
The pair had denied murder during their trial last month at the High Court in Kilmarnock. | The pair had denied murder during their trial last month at the High Court in Kilmarnock. |
Men stamping | Men stamping |
The jury was told that Mr McKeeney was attacked while making his way home from a nearby pub in Glasgow south side. | The jury was told that Mr McKeeney was attacked while making his way home from a nearby pub in Glasgow south side. |
His partner Annemarie Newlands, 48, said she had been watching out for him from a window of the flat they shared in Melville Street. | His partner Annemarie Newlands, 48, said she had been watching out for him from a window of the flat they shared in Melville Street. |
She told the court that she had seen "two Asian men stamping on something". | She told the court that she had seen "two Asian men stamping on something". |
After they left the scene, Ms Newlands said she was able to see a dark shape which she thought was a person. | After they left the scene, Ms Newlands said she was able to see a dark shape which she thought was a person. |
When she ran outside she realised the dark object was her partner, Mr McKeeney. | When she ran outside she realised the dark object was her partner, Mr McKeeney. |
She told the court: "He was very battered and the side of his face was all swollen." | She told the court: "He was very battered and the side of his face was all swollen." |
The trial also heard from Ishaq's friend, 19-year-old Imran Khan. | The trial also heard from Ishaq's friend, 19-year-old Imran Khan. |
He said Rehman had warned him during a phone call that they had just "splattered" someone outside his house. | He said Rehman had warned him during a phone call that they had just "splattered" someone outside his house. |
Jailing Rehman and Ishaq for life, judge Lord Uist told the pair they were a "serious danger to the public". | Jailing Rehman and Ishaq for life, judge Lord Uist told the pair they were a "serious danger to the public". |
He said: "It is a shocking indictment of the state of our society that an innocent man should be murdered in a public street, outside his own home, in this manner. | |
"Senseless violence of this kind must be suppressed." | |
The judge continued: "For no reason whatsoever he was set upon in the street by you two when he had almost reached his home and subjected to a brutal and merciless attack which robbed him of his life." | |
The attack, the judge noted, was witnessed by Ms Newlands. | |
"Such was the ferocity of the violence employed by you that she thought you were breaking up a piece of furniture in the street." | |
Lord Uist added: "You each walked away leaving him lying in the roadway in a critical condition and callously did nothing to help him. | |
"It is clear to me that the two of you, having earlier taken drink and drugs, were out that night, roaming the streets of Pollokshields looking for trouble." | |
The judge also told Rehman that a background report made "grim reading" and noted that his convictions for violence began when he was just 15. | |
At the time of the attack he was serving a community payback order and was on bail - which added three months to his minimum 16 year sentence. | |
Ishaq also has convictions for violence. |
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