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'Square go' stabber sent to jail 'Square go' stabber sent to jail
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A teenager found guilty of attempted murder after a stabbing in a children's play park during a "square go" has been jailed for nine years.A teenager found guilty of attempted murder after a stabbing in a children's play park during a "square go" has been jailed for nine years.
Scott Bruce, 18, stabbed Ryan Stewart, also 18, in the chest near Persley Crescent in Aberdeen last November.Scott Bruce, 18, stabbed Ryan Stewart, also 18, in the chest near Persley Crescent in Aberdeen last November.
Mr Stewart, who needed surgery, had told a trial: "I pulled up my jumper. There was lots of blood spurting out."Mr Stewart, who needed surgery, had told a trial: "I pulled up my jumper. There was lots of blood spurting out."
Lord Malcolm, at the High Court in Edinburgh, said it was a "pre-meditated and cold-blooded knife attack". At the High Court in Edinburgh, Lord Malcolm, , said it was a "pre-meditated and cold-blooded knife attack".
The judge added: "But for expert emergency surgery Ryan Stewart would have lost his life from loss of blood."The judge added: "But for expert emergency surgery Ryan Stewart would have lost his life from loss of blood."
'Dangerous person'
He said the stabbing was an illustration of the way knife crime had become "a scourge on our society".
Defence advocate Steven Borthwick said Bruce still insisted he was innocent.
However Lord Malcolm told him: "It is clear you are a lawless and dangerous person. On your release from custody special measures will be needed for the protection of the public."
The judge made an order extending the time Bruce will spend on licence and under supervision after the end of his sentence by five years, warning him that if he did not behave he could still be in custody in 2023.
Bruce had been found guilty after a trial at the High Court in Aberdeen.Bruce had been found guilty after a trial at the High Court in Aberdeen.