Overview
- Stephen McAulay, 35, was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh to seven-and-a-half years in prison on November 18.
- He stabbed neighbor James Duncan multiple times outside Duncan’s home in Carntyne, Glasgow, on May 13, 2024.
- The victim required emergency surgery for a chest wound and suffered significant vision loss, with the court noting he will struggle to return to work.
- Judge Lord Young said McAulay went looking to continue the argument and brought a knife he was prepared to use, noting intoxication and loss of face as factors.
- McAulay pleaded guilty to attempted murder at the High Court in Glasgow on October 15, as his lawyer called the decision to arm himself inexplicable and conveyed apologies.