Liridon Kastrati launched a foul-mouthed outburst immediately after being sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow.
A man who tried to murder a police officer with a chainsaw in a scene a judge described as being like a “horror film” has been jailed for 10 years.
Liridon Kastrati launched a foul-mouthed outburst immediately after being sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow – banging on the dock, shouting at the judge and calling him a “f****** terrorist”.
The 32-year-old, from Albania, was earlier convicted of the attempted murder of Pc Gary Cowan following an incident in Paisley, Renfrewshire, on May 6 2024.
It took place just after a car crashed into a police vehicle.
During sentencing on Tuesday, Judge Gallacher told Kastrati: “I have never encountered the use of a chainsaw as a weapon being wielded. Many might have thought this was the stuff of horror films.”
The 10-year sentence was backdated to May 2024.
Immediately after the sentence was imposed, Kastrati began banging on the dock and shouted at the judge.
He shouted in Albanian before saying “you’re a f****** terrorist” and “your country is a f****** terrorist” in English, then was led away by guards.
