Gary Lindsay stabbed friend Clifford Bannigan in head with screwdriver A man convicted of stabbing a friend through the head with a screwdriver leaving him with a brain injury has been jailed for ten years. At the High Court in Glasgow Gary Lindsay, 39, was convicted of attempting to murder Clifford Bannigan, 38, at a flat in Broomhill Drive, Glasgow, on April 6. Mr Bannigan was stabbed on the body, back and head with a screwdriver which had a six-inch blade. The court heard that the two men were known to each other and had been friends for years. Lindsay denied that he had anything to do with the attack on Mr Bannigan. The case against another man who was also accused of a murder bid on Mr Bannigan was found not proven. The court heard that there had been a party at the flat in Broomhill before the vicious assault. Jailing Lindsay, Lord Jones told him that he had been convicted of a brutal attack and added: "Mr Bannigan was the victim of a horrific injury with a screwdriver with a blade of at least six inches plunged into his brain. He could have died. His entire life has been devastated. The court heard that with the help of his mother and sister Mr Bannigan wrote out a victim impact statement Defence counsel Tony Graham said: "My client's position is that he had nothing to do with this. He is a self-employed carpet fitter. He realises that he is facing a considerable custodial sentence.