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Murderer who hacked homeless man to death dies of suspected Covid-19 in prison

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A murderer who hacked a homeless man to death has died of suspected Covid-19. George Greenshields, 68, was a prisoner at HMP Perth when he died - more than 30 years after he was jailed for the brutal killing of vulnerable James Griffin.

The fiend was released early in 2005 but found himself back behind bars just six months later when he slashed a man’s throat with a breadknife in a booze-fuelled attack.

Greenshields was convicted of murder at Glasgow High Court in July 1988 after hacking Mr Griffin to death then burning his body.

His breadknife attack on Neil Balfour 17 years later was so brutal that judge Lord Emslie had considered imposing a second life sentence.But the judge said the protection of the public would be served by an

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