Morning Briefing: Knife thug jailed over brutal attack A KNIFE thug who twice won appeals quashing his conviction for a murder has been jailed for six years over an attack that left the victim covered in blood. Sean Hoy, 42, armed himself with a knife and rolling pin during the assault on Edward Lenyatsa, who suffered multiple wounds. Mr Lenyatsa was left with scars on his face, neck and back, and doctors said he suffered significant and potentially life-threatening injuries. He is receiving treatment for trauma and has panic attacks on hearing noises at his front door, despite moving out of the area where he was attacked. At the High Court in Edinburgh yesterday, judge Lord Pentland said the six-year sentence was necessary in order to protect the public and ordered that Hoy should be supervised for a further four years. Unemployed Hoy, described as a prisoner, was twice convicted of murdering David Sproule, 29, outside Skippers pub in West Granton Road in 1995, but won two appeals before a bid for a fresh retrial was rejected. A BRAZEN thief dressed in jeans and sneakers managed to steal £27,000 worth of jewellery from a city centre shop after telling staff he wanted to buy an engagement ring. The man, described as in his early 20s, targeted the Lime Blue diamond store on George Street yesterday lunchtime. He asked to see some rings and when the assistant removed a tray from the display cases and placed them on the counter, he grabbed them and ran out of the store, pursued by a member of staff. He turned left and ran down Castle Street towards Queen Street where he got into a dark green car. Police are checking CCTV in a bid to trace it.