Duo convicted of stabbing Glasgow dad to death outside mum's pub

Two killers who brutally attacked a man outside his mum's pub were today convicted of his murder.

Craig Corrall (39) and David Callaghan (30) pounced on Owen Hassan in November last year.

Jurors heard how raging Corrall was “prepared to do 20 years” after discovering Mr Hassan had been seeing his ex-lover.

The 30 year-old dad died after being stabbed in the heart outside the Old Stag Inn bar – run by his mum Ann Marie Lynch in Glasgow's Pollokshaws.

Corrall and Callaghan both denied murder.

The trial at the High Court in Glasgow heard claims Mr Hassan had “enemies” including two brothers who lived locally.

He was said to have been in a fight with one of them the day before he was killed.

But, Corrall and Callaghan now each face a life sentence when they return to the dock in the New Year.

Prosecutors stated Mr Hassan was chased, seized by the body and the repeatedly struck with knives or machetes.

The victim's mum had told jurors how she found her dying son “covered in blood” after he was set upon on November 7 last year.

Miss Lynch: “I was trying to get a phone to call an ambulance. I was just trying to help him.”

The 55 year-old also went after her Mr Hassan's attackers as they fled.

One yelled at her: “F*** off, missus.”

Miss Lynch recalled: “I just thought: “Who are you...what have you done?'.”

Her friend James Nolan also came to Mr Hassan's aid.

The 65 year-old tried to shield Miss Lynch from her son's gruesome injuries.

Mr Nolan recalled the victim's “face hanging off” as he lay in the street.

The electrician told the trial how one of the attackers “strolled” away after the killing.

Mr Nolan: “The guy turned around and just stared at me. He had a weapon. There was no speech, nothing.

“It was a butcher's knife. It was big...seriously big.”

The witness recalled Mr Hassan trying to cling to life, but that “his eyes were going by the second”.

Corrall and Callaghan were eventually held for the murder in March this year following a large scale investigation.

Corrall's former partner Stephanie Kinnaird was quizzed during the probe.

They had been together for eight years before she had a brief relationship with Mr Hassan in 2018.

She blocked Corrall's number after he then bombarded her with abusive and threatening texts.

Prosecutor Lynsey MacDonald asked her: “Did it become apparent that Mr Corrall knew about your relationship with Mr Hassan?”

The 28 year-old replied: “At the beginning, no, but then I received messages from Craig that he knew.”

One message stated: “I told you. It's me or him who dies...”

Another included: “You mean nothing to me...and remember I am prepared to die or do 20 years.”

A further text claimed Corrall would go to jail “as long as its worth it”.

Asked in court who the 'him' referred to, Miss Kinnaird said: “It could only be in relation to Owen.”

The trial heard Corrall went on to boast to a friend that he had “stabbed the f*** out” of Mr Hassan.

Stephen Ward recalled how the thug earlier confessed he had “done something bad”.

The 24 year-old told jurors: “He informed me where it had taken place. He said that it was a very short distance from the Old Stag Inn in Pollokshaws.”

Mr Ward later denied claims in court that he was a liar.

Lord Woolman deferred sentencing for reports.

Mr Hassan's family and friends were in court for the verdict. They hugged each other as they left afterwards

Detective Chief Inspector Martin Fergus of the Major Investigation Teams said: “This was a violent and pre-planned attack which has left Mr Hassan’s family devastated by the actions of the two men found guilty today.

“I hope that today’s outcome will give Owen’s family some comfort in what has been a very painful and distressing time for them.

“I’d also like to thank the members of the public who came forward with vital information that greatly assisted our investigation."