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| A teenager has been sentenced to 11-and-a-half years in detention for stabbing another teenager to death. | A teenager has been sentenced to 11-and-a-half years in detention for stabbing another teenager to death. |
| Ross Anderson, who was 16 at the time of the attack, repeatedly knifed Adam Paton, 17, in the head and body in Montrose on 24 April last year. | Ross Anderson, who was 16 at the time of the attack, repeatedly knifed Adam Paton, 17, in the head and body in Montrose on 24 April last year. |
| Anderson was originally charged with murdering Mr Paton, from Brechin, but a jury earlier convicted him of the reduced charge of culpable homicide. | Anderson was originally charged with murdering Mr Paton, from Brechin, but a jury earlier convicted him of the reduced charge of culpable homicide. |
| He had been released on bail two weeks before the killing. | He had been released on bail two weeks before the killing. |
| The attack followed a row in a flat, with trouble spilling out into North Street in Montrose. | The attack followed a row in a flat, with trouble spilling out into North Street in Montrose. |
| At the High Court in Edinburgh, Lord Carloway told Anderson that jurors no doubt had in mind that there was provocation in the form of challenging behaviour and a punch from the deceased. | At the High Court in Edinburgh, Lord Carloway told Anderson that jurors no doubt had in mind that there was provocation in the form of challenging behaviour and a punch from the deceased. |
| But the judge said that Anderson had consciously taken a knife from the kitchen of a flat to use it in the street. | But the judge said that Anderson had consciously taken a knife from the kitchen of a flat to use it in the street. |
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| He told the killer: "Despite your youth, the reports which I have consider you are a continuing danger to members of the public and I have no doubt at this point that is so." | He told the killer: "Despite your youth, the reports which I have consider you are a continuing danger to members of the public and I have no doubt at this point that is so." |
| Anderson had been born in Cornton Vale prison to a heroin addict mother, and his father, who was apparently abusive towards his son, died in police custody. | Anderson had been born in Cornton Vale prison to a heroin addict mother, and his father, who was apparently abusive towards his son, died in police custody. |
| Lord Carloway said: "It is hard to imagine a more deprived and tragic start to life." | Lord Carloway said: "It is hard to imagine a more deprived and tragic start to life." |
| But he added it was clear that Anderson rejected his adoptive parents' attempts to provide him with a good lifestyle and instead he turned to drug and alcohol abuse. | But he added it was clear that Anderson rejected his adoptive parents' attempts to provide him with a good lifestyle and instead he turned to drug and alcohol abuse. |
| The judge said it culminated in the killing of Mr Paton, who was weeks away from his 18th birthday. | The judge said it culminated in the killing of Mr Paton, who was weeks away from his 18th birthday. |
| Lord Carloway told Anderson that six months of his sentence was due to bail violations. | Lord Carloway told Anderson that six months of his sentence was due to bail violations. |
| He had appeared at Arbroath Sheriff Court on 10 April, just 14 days before the killing, over allegations of breach of the peace and vandalism. | He had appeared at Arbroath Sheriff Court on 10 April, just 14 days before the killing, over allegations of breach of the peace and vandalism. |
| He had also previously been arrested in August 2007 for assaulting and robbing a woman and was released on bail, although he was later given a nine-month sentence for the offence. | He had also previously been arrested in August 2007 for assaulting and robbing a woman and was released on bail, although he was later given a nine-month sentence for the offence. |
| Lord Carloway ordered that Anderson should be kept under supervision for a further four years after his release. | Lord Carloway ordered that Anderson should be kept under supervision for a further four years after his release. |