Crossbow shooter 10 years in jail

A 53-year-old drug user who shot another man with a crossbow in a Scottish park in an attempted murder has been jailed for 10 years.

- By Lucinda Cameron

Alan Bruce, who was on bail at the time, grabbed the weapon and chased Richard Murison, who had knocked on his door in the middle of the night.

He caught up with him at Eric Hendrie Park in Aberdeen and shot him with a crossbow bolt, leaving him severely injured. He then left the scene without checking whether his victim needed an ambulance.

Mr Murison needed surgery for a punctured gall bladder and spent four days in hospital following the attack on November 11, 2023.

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