Chainsaw thug who tried to kill cop in Paisley found guilty

A man has been convicted of chasing a police officer with a chainsaw and attempting to murder him. Liridon Kastrati, 32, had been accused of brandishing a chainsaw at officers in Paisley, Renfrewshire, in broad daylight on May 6 2024 at around 1.30pm. He had denied a single charge of attempting to murder four police officers but on Tuesday was convicted of an amended charge of attempted murder in relation to one person, Pc Gary Cowan, following a trial at the High Court in Paisley. On Monday Kastrati was acquitted of charges of breach of the peace, stealing a car and motoring offences when the prosecution withdrew those four charges. Kastrati will be sentenced on December 19 at the High Court in Paisley and Judge Gallacher told him to expect a “significant penalty”.