Teen Killer Gets Life With 17-Year Minimum for John McNab Murder While on Bail

3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 4

A 17-year-old was sentenced to life detention with a minimum 17 years for chasing and fatally stabbing John McNab, 22, in Leith on 2 September last year.
CCTV showed McNab begging for his life before being stabbed four times with a hunting knife after the youth waited more than two hours outside a flat following a brief altercation with McNab's friends.
The killing came four months after the teenager was granted bail over a separate knife attack on a 16-year-old at Portobello Beach; he had already pleaded guilty to both assaults.
Judge Lord Harrower called it a "merciless attack," while McNab's mother Lisa Petrie said the case showed the need for tougher bail decisions and tighter controls on knife sales.
The youth, who cannot be named because of his age, has no release date and can leave custody only if the parole board later decides he is safe.