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STV News
22-05-2025
- STV News
Attempted murderer attacked fellow inmate with pool ball in sock
A convicted attempted murderer has had 18 months added to his sentence for attacking a fellow inmate. Sean Gorman, 24, struck the man with a pool ball inside a sock in HMP Low Moss on July 13 last year. The pair had earlier become involved in a dispute, which turned violent outside of the victim's cell. He was hit on the head, which caused him to be taken to hospital and treated with glue. Gorman is currently serving a string of consecutive sentences, with his date of release set to be 2038. He was locked up in 2018 for attempting to murder a Syrian refugee. Gorman, then 18, stabbed the man six times in the 'frenzied' attack in an Edinburgh hostel on May 3, 2018, leaving him with life-threatening injuries. Gorman pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to his latest offence of assault to the severe injury of the prisoner. Sheriff John McCormick ordered that the 18 months for this matter be added to the nine other consecutive sentences he is presently serving. The court earlier heard that Gorman went to the man's cell and grappled with him. Prosecutor Josh Dowie said: 'Gorman held a black sock with a pool ball within. 'He swung it and struck [the victim] to the back of his head.' The man was noted to walk away while holding his head, while Gorman was seen to put an item in the pool table pocket. The prison wing was locked down, and the victim was traced due to blood spots outside of his cell. CCTV was later used to identify Gorman as responsible for the attack. The inmate was taken to hospital for treatment to a head wound, which was closed with glue. Paul Sutherland, defending, told the court: 'There was a disagreement which escalated and there was no reasonable position put forward in respect of that. 'He recognises due to the serious nature of this case that custody is the only way in which this matter can be dealt.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Agriland
03-05-2025
- Automotive
- Agriland
Watch: First sighting of Fendt 620 in Irish fields
AGCO has been keen to advertise that it has developed a new engine family designed to remain in production for the next couple of decades at least, and Fendt is the first of the corporation's brands to benefit from it. Known as the Core series of engines, they are made at AGCO Power's Linnavuori plant in Finland, around three hours drive to the south-west of the Valtra factory at Suolahti. There were three main design imperatives in the planning of the new power units – they were to be robust, power dense, and future-proof, in that they must be able to run a variety of fuels with little or no modification to the major components. Agritechnica launch Fendt announced in time for Agritechnica 2023 that it would use the engine in a new range of tractors known as the 600 series – the first examples of which have now made their way to Irish dealers. Kehoe Bros Machinery Ltd. of Co. Wexford were one of the first to bring one in to use as a demonstrator and Agriland went along to see it in action on a glorious spring morning on a nearby farm. Although there is much that is new about the model, the biggest step forward for tractors generally is that this is the first readily available four-cylinder machine to be rated at over 200hp. The Fendt 620 was matched to a 6m Terradisc from Pottinger As standard, the engine will provide 209hp, but this will rise to 224hp when peripheral services such as engine fan and air conditioning are brought into service. It is a novel approach which underlines the company's commitment to looking anew at each engineering challenge that designing a new tractor presents. Front-wheel drive Also new to tractors generally is the drive system, which has the ability to disconnect the the rear wheels during headland turns. When turning on the headland, drive to the rear wheels is reduced, allowing the tractor to turn in a tighter circle Full traction is not normally required during this part of a field operation, so it is perfectly possible for the front wheels to pull the tractor around in a circle rather than have the rear axle try and push it around. This, Fendt claims, allows a much tighter turning circle than could otherwise be expected and, when sat in the driver's seat, there is certainly the sense that the rear axle is not trying to bulldoze the front of the tractor in a direction not intended by the driver. Fendt attends to comfort While in the tractor seat, the comfort of the working environment should not be overlooked, as the cab provides a noticeably serene space that is not bothered by engine noise or the normal ruts of secondary cultivations. Fendt is almost feared by some as being over-complicated, as the multitude of switches and lights are somewhat reminiscent of 'Star Trek', yet in the brief period Agriland spent behind the wheel, the simplicity of the controls gave immediate confidence. The complexity of Fendts should not be feared for they are simple to operate at a basic level As Sean Gorman, area manager for Fendt in Ireland, has previously explained, the brand has adopted a policy of making its tractors easy to operate at the basic level, yet offering far greater involvement for those who want to operate them at peak efficiency. Pulling a set of discs is a straightforward operation, and so was operating the tractor while doing so. No fuss needed Having a continuously variable transmission (CVT), there are no gears to worry about so it is a question of selecting the direction and pressing the throttle pedal until the desired speed is attained. Nudging the joystick to the right tells the tractor to maintain this speed automatically, which it does, adjusting the engine revs to suit, while three further buttons engage auto steer and the lowering and raising of the implement on the headlands. Fendts may be premium tractors, but a lot of thought goes into their design On the day, pulling a 6m Pottinger disc set with roller caused the engine to turn at 1,240rpm while travelling at 10km/h, the real-time fuel consumption indicator hovered around 24L/h. It was all very simple and relaxed, yet the waylines and implement settings had already been programmed in so that part of the operation was avoided. Fendt has left the tractor perfectly useable without having to engage any of the more advanced systems on board – they are there to be used and appreciated as operators become familiar with the machine. Meanwhile the rest of us can sit back and enjoy the experience.
