THREE men have been jailed for the brutal killing of James Watt in his Ibrox home.

Paul Green, 31, Lee Noonan, 21, and 19-year-old Robbie Brown were found guilty of the 40-year-old's murder during a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh last month.

The trio viciously attacked Mr Watt with knives and a golf club in his living room in Copland Quadrant on February 23, 2018.

As previously reported by the Evening Times, Green was also convicted of assaulting Mr Watt with a pick axe handle earlier that day.

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Mr Watt was stabbed six times and beaten repeatedly over the head and body with a golf club with such force it broke in two.

During the trial it emerged Green targeted Mr Watt in a bid to "scare him" after accusations were made about the victim attacking the thug's father.

Following the earlier the incident, Green teamed up with Noonan and Brown - two strangers he discovered roaming the streets with weapons.

All three were sentenced to life imprisonment. Noonan was jailed for a minimum term of 21 years and Brown was ordered to serve 18 years and five months before he is eligible to apply for parole.

John Scott QC, for Green, told the court that despite a difficult childhood he went on to have a good employment history.

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Defence counsel John Scullion QC, for Noonan, said he had never attended secondary school for a single day.

Thomas Ross QC, for Brown, said he had shown what appeared to be genuine remorse and realised his conduct had brought grief to many others.

Following the sentencing, Detective Chief Inspector Suzanne Chow of Police Scotland’s Major Investigation Team (West), said: “James was subjected to sickening acts of violence by these three men and throughout this trial, Mr Watt’s family members have shown tremendous courage and dignity and my thoughts remain with them. I hope the fact that these three men are now behind bars can bring them some measure of comfort.

“Such crimes will not be tolerated by police or by the community. I would like to thank the investigation team who worked on this inquiry and to members of the public who came forward with vital information during our investigation.”