A killer on bail for a knife crime has been jailed for life for the brutal murder of a much-loved father.

Brandon McLachlan, 22, stabbed to death Jamie Lucas near to a nightclub in Airdrie days before Christmas 2024. The fatal attack occurred after a brief bust-up between the men, who were not known to each other before that night.

A judge today (October 20) said McLachlan then appeared to "plot his revenge" after getting hurt during the altercation. The raging thug went home to grab a blade and pounced on Jamie, 33, as he later left the club with his girlfriend.

The joiner collapsed in the street and never recovered having been struck in the heart. McLachlan later boasted to police: "I went home, got the knife and stabbed him to f***."

He was jailed for a minimum 18 and a half yea

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