TWO thugs who killed a man and then hid his body have been jailed for a total of 21 years.

Stephen Mack, 53, and his nephew Jackson Mack, 21, brutally attacked Stephen Anderson last October.

The 51 year-old was battered, bound and struck with a machete following a row.

Callous Stephen Mack then offered to help the victim's wife look for her missing husband just hours later.

A judge heard an emotional statement from the sister of the late dad describing the “unimaginable circumstances” of his death.

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The pair returned to the High Court in Glasgow having both pled guilty to a culpable homicide charge.

Stephen Mack was jailed for 11 years for the killing at his home in Gartcosh, Lanarkshire.

Jackson Mack – whose own dad was a murder victim - was locked up for 10 years.

Lady Rae said the reason for the “disturbing” violence was “not clear”.

But, she added: “What is despicable, Stephen Mack, is that you pretended ignorance to the whereabouts of Stephen Anderson.”

The court earlier heard how the victim drove his Mercedes to visit his friend Stephen Mack last October 29 - the night of the attack.

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Prosecutor Kath Harper said the Crown could not “confirm or dispute” the Macks account of what later happened.

They insist an argument erupted before Jackson Mack punched Stephen and then struck him on the legs with a “bladed weapon”

The pair were then said to have been “on top” of the victim.

The charge listed a number of accusations including Stephen having his ankles tied, his mouth covered with tape and being hit with a machete.

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Miss Harper told the court: “After a short period of time...it became apparent Stephen Anderson was dead.”

The court heard Jackson Mack had been freed early from prison just 17 days before the killing.

The 10 year jail-term imposed will run consecutively to another sentence he is already serving.

His QC Brian McConnachie said the thug had been involved in a “senseless loss of life”.