A man has appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh where he received a sentence of life imprisonment for murder.

Imrich Joni, who is 21-years-old, was found guilty of the murder of pensioner Gordon Bolam in Glasgow last summer and has been told he must serve a minimum of 13 years in prison.

The court heard that after carrying out the murder Joni hid Mr Bolam’s body in a wardrobe having tried to conceal it under a number of items of clothing and bags.

Mr Joni then attempted to clean up any traces of his crime. He washed the upholstery of the chair on which Mr Bolam had been assaulted, mopped the floors and cleaned other surfaces of the Kenmure Street flat and later disposed of his own clothing and the murder weapon.

As a result of a meticulous forensic examination at the scene DNA evidence was recovered that showed Joni was not only present but had carried out the murder. A warrant was issued for his arrest.

Mr Joni was detained after Police Scotland attended a break-in at the Festival Theatre and he was discovered inside. CCTV footage showed him trying to open cash tills and stealing various items.

"This was a prosecution that was made possible after outstanding work in the field of forensic science,” explained Nicky Patrick, Procurator Fiscal for Homicide & Major Crime. “Only after a painstaking, thorough and demanding effort in this field was Joni identified as being responsible for this crime.”

"Justice has been served with him being brought to account for his crime and he now faces a very substantial prison sentence,” she added.

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