A Lanarkshire killer stabbed his neighbour to loss of life after a row about their properties descended into homicide.
Jorgo Pano had a long-running disagreement over "planning permission, driveways and automotive parking" with Dave Newton and his household.
Violence was sparked when the 44-year-old hurled paint over his fence onto the Newtons' automotive late at evening.
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A battle then broke out on the afternoon of March 7 final 12 months within the usually quiet McAllister Avenue in Airdrie, the place the households lived.
Crazed Pano went on to knife Mr Newton, 48, within the neck after dashing into his dwelling to seize a blade. The tragic dad died three days later in hospital.
Pano - a primary offender - insisted what occurred had been an "accident".
However, jurors discovered him responsible of homicide as he was jailed for all times and ordered to serve a minimal 16 years behind bars.
A choose on the Excessive Courtroom in Glasgow acknowledged the killing had been a "catastrophe" for everybody involved.
Greek/Albanian Pano moved to the road together with his spouse Fiona and household round eight years in the past.
The trial heard how there had been "disputes" between himself and the Newtons, who lived subsequent door.
His QC, Iain McSporran, requested Pano: "The falling out over planning permission and automotive parking and the driveway by no means obtained as severe as this, did it?"
He replied: "No, it didn't. I'm devastated."
Within the hours earlier than the tragedy, Pano was clocked lobbing paint on the Newtons' automotive, damaging the automobile.
Afterward the Sunday afternoon, Pano was out doing gardening work when he was confronted by Mr Newton's son-in-law about what occurred.
The boys began preventing and Pano smacked Lee with a spade. Gravel was additionally chucked.
Mr Newton and his spouse got here out to the road. Others neighbours joined to try to calm issues. Pano went on to spit in Mr Newton's spouse's face.
The row appeared to finish and Mr Newton's son-in-law headed again to the Newtons. However, he then noticed Pano racing out his entrance door brandishing a knife.
Jurors watched the horror which was captured on CCTV.
Mr Newton's son-in-law recalled: "He then bumped into the center of the street within the path of Dave and the opposite neighbour.
"He then swung the knife in a downward movement in an try and inflict injury on Dave.
"He missed and our neighbour was making an attempt to tug him away. The neighbour's spouse was out screaming, 'no, cease'.
"The neighbour (Pano) then put the knife in his left hand, swung excessive of the opposite neighbour's head and hit Dave, stabbing him within the neck.
"Dave instantly put his arms there. He obtained assist again to the home. I used to be shouting on neighbours to telephone an ambulance."
Prosecutor David Dickson requested the witness: "How did he (Pano) seem when he got here out?"
Mr Newton's son-in-law responded: "In a blind rage. He got here out working."
The Newtons' different neighbour then rushed to Mr Newton's assist.
He instructed the jury: "I seen Dave on his knees subsequent to the entrance door. He was in shock, panting for breath, chalk white.
"He appeared traumatised by the entire episode. I used to be saying, 'It is alright, huge man."
Advocate depute Mr Dickson requested: "Did he converse again to you?"
The witness responded: "Not a phrase."
Mr Newton sadly handed away on March 10 at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth College Hospital.
Pano - who labored as an air situation engineer - accepted at trial he had fatally struck his neighbour.
However, he claimed to have solely obtained a knife as he feared for himself and his then pregnant spouse.
This was regardless of one witness stating Mr Newton was "not a violent man".
Pano mentioned he had fallen ahead with the knife in his hand and hit the dad.
In addition to homicide, Pano was additionally responsible of assaulting Mr Newton's son-in-law and had beforehand admitted spitting at Mr Newton's spouse.
Members of Mr Newton's household sobbed and hugged one another because the verdicts have been introduced.
It emerged his spouse had penned an emotional sufferer influence assertion to the court docket on the influence of the loss of life; no particulars have been learn in open court docket.
However, Mr McSporran mentioned: "I don't suppose I've learn a extra shifting and eloquent account."
Sentencing, Lord Beckett additionally praised the "courageous and selfless efforts" of different neighbours to try to shield Mr Newton.
The choose instructed Pano: "The dangerous relations along with your neighbours over a few years presents no justification.
"You contributed considerably to the difficulties between the 2 households.
"You chose the most important knife from your private home and charged at him determinedly."
After Pano was result in the cells, the choose spoke to jurors, saying: "It's a tragedy that reaches huge on this case. It's only a catastrophe for all involved.
"However, that was a scenario introduced by Mr Pano when he introduced out a knife for what had been a fairly low-level incident."
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