Man tried to murder police officer after chainsaw chase in Paisley
The court previously heard that Kastrati was arrested and questioned without either a solicitor or an Albanian interpreter present.He repeatedly made reference to the collision being a "car accident" when charges were read to him.Kastrati has been remanded in custody for 18 months since the crash.On Tuesday, John Scullion KC, defending, told the jury: "Mr Kastrati accepts he removes a chainsaw from the car, he swore, he injured PC Cowan, he brandished the chainsaw at other officers during this frightening and distressing incident. "You must convict him of those parts."However, Mr Scullion claimed the police investigation was "flawed" and "lacked neutrality and objectivity".The jury returned a verdict after three hours of deliberation.After Kastrati was convicted of the amended charge, Judge Gallacher told him: "You have been convicted of a charge which is subject to a number of deletions but remains a very serious charge."The law requires I obtain more information upon you but you may take it the court will in due course impose a significant penalty in relation to this very dangerous incident."
