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Army hopeful who smashed vase off man's head before he was murdered avoids jail

An army hopeful who attacked a man who was murdered moments later has avoided jail.

Connor Docherty, 21, pounced on Terry Smith, 30, at a flat in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, in August 2019.

The attack arose amid a remark the dad made about a t-shirt Docherty was wearing at a party.

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