LISTEN: 19 Years For Jordan MacKay Killer

A former prisoner was jailed for at least 19 years for stabbing to death a young man in front of his girlfriend.

Jack Mallon was given a life sentence for the brutal murder of 20-year-old Jordan Mackay after plunging a knife into the victim's neck leaving his girlfriend screaming for help.

Mallon's ex-girlfriend, Charlene Wilson who had summoned him to South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, was jailed for 9 years for her part in Mr Mackay's death.

She had stood trial for the murder of the joiner with her co-accused Mallon, but was convicted of the lesser charge of culpable homicide.

Mr Mackay had been on a night out with his girlfriend, Nicole McKay when tragedy struck.

Johanna Johnston QC said: "You threatened to get Jack Mallon. You phoned Jack Mallon and summoned him to carry out serious violence and serious injury and that is what happened."

Mallon, who was previously jailed for drug crime, and Wilson had both denied murdering joiner Mr Mackay, of Kirkliston, near Edinburgh, in the attack in the early hours of July 13 at The Loan, in South Queensferry during an earlier trial.

After the sentencing Mr Mackay's family said in a statement: "Today we got some justice for 'Our Jord' who we could never be more proud of. Nothing can bring our perfect handsome boy back to us and we are utterly heartbroken."

"Mallon and Wilson will waken up every morning knowing they are responsible for the death of our only son while we waken up not knowing how to move on."

Listen to our reporter Shiona McCallum talking to Nicole's father, David McKay: