A convicted thug who tried to kill a friend after a row about money has been jailed for a total of 11 years.
Ross Platt, 48, stabbed Thomas McBrearty at a property in High Street, Johnstone on March 23, 2023.
Mr McBrearty had stepped in to break up an argument between Platt and Aileen McIntyre, who was also there that day. There had been an accusation of money having been stolen.
Platt punched Miss McIntyre before turning the blade on Mr McBrearty who was left badly hurt. He was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow and appeared via video link from prison.
Platt had earlier been convicted of attempted murder as well as assaulting Miss McIntyre to her injury.
Judge Kevin McCallum KC said Mr McBrearty suffered a laceration to his liver and was left needing a chest drain and a blood transfusion as well as other medical treatment.
He added: “You must have stabbed him at least twice. This is a very serious offence. It is made all the more worse by your previous significant offending.”
The hearing was told Platt had a lengthy criminal past including many offences of violence as well as a high court jail term.
Judge McCallum said: “You stand convicted of a very serious crime against a background of violent offending over many years.”
Platt, who had been on bail at the time, will also be supervised for a further three years on his release from custody.
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