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| Man jailed for street brawl death | Man jailed for street brawl death |
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| A man who killed a 32-year-old man during a mass street brawl in the east end of Glasgow has been jailed for 10 years and eight months. | A man who killed a 32-year-old man during a mass street brawl in the east end of Glasgow has been jailed for 10 years and eight months. |
| Stephen Carmichael, 24, admitted the culpable homicide of Charles Bowman in Carmyle Avenue in July last year. | Stephen Carmichael, 24, admitted the culpable homicide of Charles Bowman in Carmyle Avenue in July last year. |
| The High Court in Glasgow heard how Mr Bowman died following a street battle involving men armed with machetes, swords and hammers. | The High Court in Glasgow heard how Mr Bowman died following a street battle involving men armed with machetes, swords and hammers. |
| He suffered 19 stab wounds, with one going through his heart. | He suffered 19 stab wounds, with one going through his heart. |
| The court heard how Mr Bowman, from Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, had become involved in a dispute with local youths at a shop in Glasgow's Carmyle area. | The court heard how Mr Bowman, from Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, had become involved in a dispute with local youths at a shop in Glasgow's Carmyle area. |
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| Mobile phone footage of the attack | Mobile phone footage of the attack |
| He returned home and met several other people who armed themselves with an array of weapons including hammers, samurai swords and a pick-axe handle. When they arrived back in Carmyle they attacked Robert Gillan, who had earlier been outside the shop. | He returned home and met several other people who armed themselves with an array of weapons including hammers, samurai swords and a pick-axe handle. When they arrived back in Carmyle they attacked Robert Gillan, who had earlier been outside the shop. |
| The court was told how an injured Mr Gillan then went to a house in Carmyle Avenue and told others, including Carmichael, what had happened. | The court was told how an injured Mr Gillan then went to a house in Carmyle Avenue and told others, including Carmichael, what had happened. |
| Those people armed themselves and went outside, where a "large-scale disturbance" broke out. | Those people armed themselves and went outside, where a "large-scale disturbance" broke out. |
| Carmichael, who had picked up a machete, eventually got involved a fight with Mr Bowman. | Carmichael, who had picked up a machete, eventually got involved a fight with Mr Bowman. |
| You set about Charles Bowman in a vicious and ferocious manner. This was relentless violence displayed by you and others Lord Pentland | You set about Charles Bowman in a vicious and ferocious manner. This was relentless violence displayed by you and others Lord Pentland |
| Mr Bowman ran towards a nearby church where he collapsed before being set upon and stabbed repeatedly. Carmichael was seen stabbing the victim three times. | Mr Bowman ran towards a nearby church where he collapsed before being set upon and stabbed repeatedly. Carmichael was seen stabbing the victim three times. |
| Mr Bowman was taken to hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival. | Mr Bowman was taken to hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival. |
| Lord Pentland told Carmichael, of Estate Road, Carmyle, that the sentence would have been 12 years but for his guilty plea. | Lord Pentland told Carmichael, of Estate Road, Carmyle, that the sentence would have been 12 years but for his guilty plea. |
| He said: "You set about Charles Bowman in a vicious and ferocious manner. This was relentless violence displayed by you and others." | He said: "You set about Charles Bowman in a vicious and ferocious manner. This was relentless violence displayed by you and others." |
| The judge added that people would have been "outraged" by the "deplorable scenes of public disorder" that night. | The judge added that people would have been "outraged" by the "deplorable scenes of public disorder" that night. |