A Paisley police officer has shared a 'terrifying' ordeal in which he says he was chased down the street by a man with a chainsaw.

Pc Gary Cowan told Paisley Sheriff Court that he thought the man was 'going to chop off his arms and head'.

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

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

Kastrati then allegedly 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.

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