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Tea break murderer given 16 years | Tea break murderer given 16 years |
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A bakery worker who stabbed a colleague through the heart in a row over tea breaks has been jailed for life. | A bakery worker who stabbed a colleague through the heart in a row over tea breaks has been jailed for life. |
A jury found Paul Steadward, 35, guilty of murdering father-of-two Steven McArdle, 26, at the Warburtons bakery in Bellshill in March last year. | |
Steadward must serve a minimum of 16 years in jail before being considered for parole. | Steadward must serve a minimum of 16 years in jail before being considered for parole. |
Sentencing, temporary judge Ian Peebles said a man "ended up dead over the most trivial matter". | |
Justice has been done but that man Steadward has devastated our family Jimmy MulhollandMr McArdle's brother | |
The court heard Steadward stabbed Mr McArdle after he arrived back at work 10 to 15 minutes late from a tea break. | |
The incident happened outside the bakery at about 0430 GMT on 8 March. | |
Mr McArdle told the first police officer on the scene that he had been attacked by Steadward. | |
'Living nightmare' | |
His partner June McIntosh, from Coatbridge, said their children - Chloe, seven, and Steven, six - were devastated by their father's death. | |
She said: "It is a living nightmare. | |
"He was a great guy, very fun-loving and always carrying on with the kids. | |
"Our son Steven now has bad dreams and wakes up shouting for his dad. My little girl says he's an angel up in the sky. | |
"I just have to hold myself together for them." | |
Ms McIntosh said she spoke to her partner just hours before he died. | |
Mr McArdle's brother Jimmy Mulholland, 35, said: "Justice has been done but that man Steadward has devastated our family. | |
"It was all over 10 minutes at a work break. How can you tell kids that their dad died because of something trivial like that." | |
Steadward had denied murdering Mr McArdle and lodged a special defence of self defence. | |
He said he had taken a 10in knife to the factory because he was going to have steak during his break. |
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