Three men jailed for race murder

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Imran Shahid, 29, was ordered to spend at least 25 years behind bars at the High Court in Edinburgh. His brother Zeeshan Shahid, 28, must spend 23 years in prison before being considered for parole. And 27-year-old Mohammed Faisal Mushtaq will spend 22 years behind bars for the abduction, assault and brutal killing on March 15 2004.

Kriss, 15, was stabbed 13 times and set on fire while he was still alive, on a quiet walkway behind Celtic FC's training ground in the east end of Glasgow.

Judge Lord Uist told the three that the "savage and barbaric nature of this notorious crime has rightly shocked and appalled the public".

He said: "You have all been convicted by a jury of the racially aggravated abduction and murder of Kriss Donald - a wholly innocent 15-year-old boy of slight build.

"He was selected as your victim only because he was white and walking in a certain part of the Pollokshields area of Glasgow when you sought out a victim.

"This murder consists of the premeditated, cold-blooded execution of your victim by stabbing him 13 times and setting alight with petrol while he was still alive. "It truly was an abomination."

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