Perth pair jailed for ‘callous’ murder

Two men have been jailed for life for killing a man who was dumped in freezing conditions in Perth.

Taylor Gordon and Drew Paterson ruthlessly battered William Reid at a flat in Inchaffray Street in December last year.

The flatmates hit their victim with a vacuum cleaner, TV set and a golf club during the attack.

Lady Clark of Calton ordered Gordon should serve a minimum of 17 years and Paterson should be jailed for at least 18 years.

During sentencing at the High Court in Edinburgh she said: “I regard this as a sustained and callous attack with multiple blows.

“You did not seek immediate emergency help for him. Indeed you ended up dumping him in a secluded position in freezing conditions.”

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