Life sentence for thug who murdered his lover's estranged husband in Cambuslang

A thug who murdered his lover's estranged husband has been jailed for life.

Ralph Goldie was today jailed for a minimum 14 years for the brutal killing of Jeremy Paradine.

Goldie threw the 45 year-old down stairs before stamping and jumping on his stricken victim.

In a bizarre love triangle, Jeremy – known as Jerry - still lived with his ex Maryanne Paradine – while she had a relationship with Goldie.

He had allowed the pair to stay with him in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire after she fell homeless.

But, days later, big hearted Jeremy was set upon by Goldie who told Maryanne: 'I've killed your husband'.

The 40 year-old was today/yesterday locked up having earlier been convicted of the January 2017 murder.

Lord Arthurson said the evidence in the trial had been 'disturbing'.

The judge also read from a victim impact statement completed by Jeremy's distressed mother.

In it, she said her son's life had been 'needlessly cut short' by 'senseless violence.'

It went on: 'A parent never expects to outlive their child.'

Jeremy had been with Goldie at friend Martin McQueenie's flat in Cambuslang on the day of the killing.

Martin told the trial how he later recalled a noise 'Like rumbling going down the stairs'.

He added: 'I stood up to have a look to see what happened. Mr Goldie was about two or three steps down from the top.

'Mr Paradine was lying at the bottom of the stairs.'

He told jurors Goldie said 'Just f* leave him.'

Martin was then also attacked and ended up landing beside Jeremy.

It was the witness who later managed to alert police and identified Goldie as the culprit.

Officers discovered Jeremy surrounded by items including a yellow Henry Hoover and a broken shoe rack.

He never recovered having suffered a fatal head injury.

Maryanne later recalled how Goldie called her to admit what happened – and she initially thought it was 'a wind up'.

She told the court: 'He said Jerry never fell down the stairs – he pushed him because he had made me homeless.

'He said to me: 'I've killed your husband'. I asked him: 'Why would you do that to Jerry?'

'He was a lovely person. I said: 'That is evil'.

Blood on Goldie's T-shirt, jeans and on the hoover linked him to the scene.

Goldie claimed at the trial he had acted in self defence.

But, he convicted of murder and also of attacking Martin McQueenie.

Lord Arthurson said Goldie already had convictions for violence and that he appeared to have shown 'no victim empathy' for what occurred