A THUG has admitted killing his lover's estranged husband – months after his murder conviction was quashed.
Ralph Goldie shoved Jeremy Paradine down stairs before jumping and stamping on his stricken victim.
Jeremy had earlier allowed Goldie and his ex Maryanne Paradine to stay at his flat in Cambuslang, near Glasgow, after she became homeless.
This was despite the 41-year-old killer and Maryanne dating by that time.
Goldie went on to repay 45-year-old's kindness by fatally attacking him in January 2017.
He was found guilty of murder and locked up for a minimum 14 years last December.
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But, his lawyers later launched an appeal against the conviction.
Prosecutors then moved for a retrial before Goldie offered to plead guilty to the reduced charge of culpable homicide.
This was today accepted as Goldie returned to the dock at the High Court in Glasgow.
He will be sentenced in the New Year.
The hearing was told Jeremy – also known as Jerry – was “upset” at his ex and Goldie seeing each other.
The pair were at a pal’s flat when Goldie caused Jeremy to fall down stairs before then kicking, stamping and jumping on his body.
He went on to call Maryanne and told her Jeremy was “lying at the bottom of the stairs”.
She asked him what happened and Goldie replied: “Jerry's definitely not coming back in”.
He went on to admit he had “pushed” his victim because he had made Maryanne homeless.
After the trial last year, Jeremy's mum Penelope told how he had been killed in “an act of senseless violence”.
She added: “I have lost my only son, my daughter her only brother.
“This is something we never contemplated as a parent never expects to outlive their child.”
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