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| Shopkeeper killer jailed for life | Shopkeeper killer jailed for life |
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| A man who stabbed an Ayrshire shopkeeper to death in an unprovoked attack has been sentenced to life in prison at the High Court in Edinburgh. | |
| John McGeechan, 47, was convicted last month of murdering Amjid Ismail, 34, as he looked after his family's shop in Maybole in November 2006. | |
| The judge, Lady Clark, told McGeechan he would serve a minimum of 20 years before being eligible for parole. | The judge, Lady Clark, told McGeechan he would serve a minimum of 20 years before being eligible for parole. |
| She said McGeechan "showed no mercy or concern against the victim". | She said McGeechan "showed no mercy or concern against the victim". |
| Mr Ismail was discovered by a member of the public after the attack and taken to Ayr Hospital but he died a short time later. | Mr Ismail was discovered by a member of the public after the attack and taken to Ayr Hospital but he died a short time later. |