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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Lucinda Cameron

Man who tried to kill his father when they first met in prison jailed

The attack happened at HMP Perth (Alamy/PA) -

A man who tried to kill his father in a “savage, premeditated and unprovoked attack” when they met for the first time in prison has been jailed for more than eight years.

Lee Spence, 25, attacked his father with a blade at HMP Perth on July 12 last year, leaving him with a wound running from his ear to his neck which needed more than 40 stitches.

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