Renfrewshire<\/a> thug has been found guilty of killing a man in a brutal knife attack.<\/p>\nDerek Docherty stabbed Sean Dock at a flat in Renfrew\u2019s Tennant Street on May 13, 2023. The 36-year-old later tried to stop police getting into the property. He also cleaned the knife used in the attack.<\/p>\n
Mr Dock, 35, tragically never survived the blow. Docherty had denied a charge of murder during a trial at the High Court in Glasgow. He was subsequently found guilty of the lesser charge of culpable homicide.<\/p>\n
After the verdict, prosecutor Scott McKenzie revealed Docherty already had a lengthy criminal record.<\/p>\n
This included two previous high court convictions for aggravated assault. He was also guilty of weapons charges and drug trafficking.<\/p>\n
Docherty was awaiting sentence at the time, for having a phone in prison, when he attacked Mr Dock.<\/p>\n
He was remanded in custody as Lord Mulholland adjourned for sentencing until November 20 at the High Court in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n
The judge told the killer: \u201cYou killed a man by stabbing him through the chest which is an unsurviable injury and he effectively bled to death in a short period of time.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven your criminal record and what you have been convicted of, there will be a custodial sentence coming your way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Dock was survived by his mother and brother who have been rocked following the tragic incident.<\/p>\n
Mr McKenzie said the mum had stated: \u201cI feel hollow since the incident and I find it difficult to put the loss into words.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Murder victim Sean Dock(Image: Police Scotland)<\/p>\n