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A supermarket worker who murdered a fellow nightshift colleague at a Sainsbury's store in Aberdeen has been jailed for life. | |
Robert McCulloch admitted stabbing Roman Romasov, 28, at the Berryden Road store on 16 April, following arguments about standards at work. | |
Shelf-stacker McCulloch, 35, was told he would have to serve at least 10 years and nine months behind bars. | |
Mr Romasov, a Lithuanian national, moved to the city to work and study. | Mr Romasov, a Lithuanian national, moved to the city to work and study. |
At the High Court in Edinburgh, Judge Lord Brodie told McCulloch - who suffers from an obsessive-compulsive personality disorder - that he had psychological traits which may explain his behaviour, but did not excuse it. | |
Your victim was unarmed and you, on the other hand, went and deliberately armed yourself Lord Brodie | |
Mr Romasov had been involved in previous disagreements with McCulloch and, on the night of the attack, there had been an "atmosphere" between the men, the court had previously heard. | |
An argument was said to have started after Mr Romasov dropped crates on the floor while working, causing McCulloch concern over his victim's working practices. | |
Before McCulloch attacked his victim with a six-inch kitchen knife, he went to the toilet and claimed Mr Romasov grabbed him and said he would kill him if he lost his job. | |
A manager at the shop rugby-tackled McCulloch in an effort to stop him during the attack - however he managed to free his hands, and knifed Mr Romasov repeatedly. | |
Mr Romasov, who died from multiple stab wounds to the chest and stomach, had been studying mechanical engineering and was described by prosecutors as "a very private person" and a hard worker. | |
Lord Brodie praised staff who tried to prevent the attack. | |
The judge told McCulloch, "He assaulted you in the supermarket toilet and I accept you believed your life was in danger. | |
"Your victim was unarmed and you, on the other hand, went and deliberately armed yourself with a kitchen knife, with a six inch blade, and stabbed Mr Romasov with it." |