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A chainsaw-wielding thug who chased a police officer and tried to kill him has been convicted by jurors.

Albanian Liridon Kastrati shouted 'f*** the police' as he held the chainsaw in the air and chased the officer.

The 32-year-old left the officer fearing for his life, with the victim telling a court he believed his arms and head were going to be 'chopped off'.

Prosecutors had accused Kastrati of ramming a car into a marked police vehicle before brandishing the chainsaw at officers.

But Kastrati denied attempting to murder four police officers.

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He was convicted of an amended charge of a single count of attempted murder of Pc Gary Cowan on Tuesday, November 25.

The amended charge also removed r

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