Leon Headey, 23, formerly of north Liverpool and now of HMP Perth (Image: Merseyside Police)

A violent thug who chased a man down a street while stabbing him repeatedly went on to beat another man to death in Scotland. Leon Headey, 23, murdered Ross MacGillivray just two months after he carried out his brutal assault.

The incident in Liverpool occurred in broad daylight on the morning of September 7, 2023. Headey, formerly of north Liverpool and now of HMP Perth, was caught on CCTV chasing the other man down West Derby Road, stabbing at him repeatedly with a large kitchen knife. The victim ran and fell into the road, then jumped into a passing car, which was stopped at the traffic lights.

At Liverpool Crown Court today, November 24, prosecutor Ian Hopkins said: “The man who the

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