The court heard the attack happened after a row in a Glasgow pub

A man who attacked a father and son with a machete after a fight broke out in a Glasgow pub has been jailed for seven and a half years.

William Baird, 50, admitted attempting to murder Paul Hanlon senior, 44, and assaulting his 21-year old son, Paul, to his severe injury and disfigurement.

It happened outside a bar on Duke Street in the city last May.

Judge Lord Kinclaven told Baird intoxication was "no excuse" for the attack.

The High Court in Edinburgh heard that Paul Hanlon junior had been watching an Aberdeen v Celtic game in a pub in the Gallowgate before meeting up with his father and going to a bar in Duke Street.

An argument broke out in the bar, which developed into a scuffle and people went outside, with the row continuing on the pavement.

Baird, who had been out drinking, was seen crossing the road with the machete after a car pulled up.

Life-threatening injuries

He struck Mr Hanlon senior across the forehead with the weapon causing a gaping wound to his forehead.

Baird then hit the younger man a single blow to the left side of his head with the machete before escaping from the scene.

The court heard Mr Hanlon senior needed 36 stitches and plates inserted to hold his skull in place.

Lord Kinclaven said the injuries suffered by Mr Hanlon senior were described as "potentially life threatening" without medical treatment.

He told Baird he would have faced a 10-year prison sentence but for his guilty pleas.

He also ordered that Baird should be kept under supervision for a further two years following the jail sentence.

The 50-year-old's defence agent, solicitor advocate Maurice Smyth, told the court his client had "not gone out looking for trouble" on the night of the attack.