Murderer who planned gun attack on prison officer given 10-year sentence

Robert Paterson, 45, was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years (PA) - (PA Archive)

A convicted murderer who plotted a gun attack on a prison guard has been given a sentence of more than 10 years.

Robert Paterson, 45, planned the attack in an act of “revenge”, believing the officer at HMP Edinburgh had put his life at risk with a delay in sending him to hospital after he swallowed seven bags of cocaine.