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A police officer has told a court he was “terrified” when he found himself being chased by a man wielding a chainsaw in Paisley last year.

Liridon Kastrati, 32, is accused of ramming a car into a marked police vehicle and then brandishing a chainsaw at officers in the Renfrewshire town on May 6, 2024.

It is alleged he stole a black Volkswagen car on the town’s George Street and drove it “at excessive speed”, before mounting the pavement and colliding with a police car containing two officers.

It is alleged Kastrati then pulled a chainsaw out of a bag and ran at officers while shouting and swearing.

Kastrati has denied attempted murder, as well as a breach of the peace and motoring offences.

On the opening day of the trial on Wednesday, Paisley Sheriff Court hear

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