Esayas Neguse stabbed 71-year-old Muhammad Shoaib in the chest during the knife attack at MS Solicitors, before attacking the lawyer's colleagues and spitting on a police officer.
A knifeman who tried to murder his lawyer has been jailed for 11 years. Esayas Neguse stabbed Muhammad Shoaib in the chest during the attack at MS Solicitors' office in Glasgow in September 2022. The 71-year-old victim also suffered a wound to his right hand during the violent assault and feared he was about to die, prosecutors said. Neguse was bravely tackled to the ground by two of Mr Shoaib's colleagues who had heard his cries for help.
As well as the attempted murder charge, he admitted assaulting Mr Shoaib's colleagues, having a knife in a public place, behaving in a threatening manner, and spitting on a police officer.
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