A PARAMEDIC found a man with a knife sticking out of his head after he was allegedly murdered by his son.

Paul Young, 63, was a first response paramedic at a flat in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, on January 27, 2022.

Mr Young tended to deceased Michael Webster who was lying on the kitchen floor.

He had been directed there by Michael Webster's son Lewis Webster, 23, who was in an "agitated and distressed" state.

Mr Young found the dad cold to the touch and with a knife in one of his hands.

A jury also heard the initial 999 call Lewis Webster made when he stated: "I don't want to see what I did."

Lewis Webster is on trial at the High Court in Glasgow accused of murdering dad Michael Webster.

Webster, of Aberdeen, also faces a charge of attempting to defeat the ends of justice by placing a knife in his father's hand while conscious of his guilt of murder.

The court heard from Mr Young who stated he attended at the flat with a colleague around 4am.

The witness stated that they had to force entry to the property after being given permission by Webster who was inside.

Mr Young stated that Webster was "agitated and distressed" when they first encountered him.

The medics were directed into the kitchen where they found Michael Webster on the floor.

Mr Young said: "There was what looked like a knife situated in his head.

"I stopped and told Lewis Webster to go in another room for our safety - we didn't know what was going on."

The witness stated that he made a radio call for the police immediately.

Prosecutor Paul Kearney asked Mr Young how Michael Webster presented.

He replied: "The handle of the knife I could see which had towels wrapped around it which were covered in blood.

"He was lying in the semi-recovery position with his head turned to the right and the knife was protruding from his head.

"His left arm was lying out from his side."

Mr Young stated that the body was "cold to the touch" and his pupils were fixed.

Mr Kearney showed jurors an image at the scene of Michael Webster.

A close-up of his right arm showed there was a knife in it with his hand on the handle.

The 999 call made by Webster was played to the court in which he could be heard sobbing throughout.

He was heard to say: "I don't think he is okay" and "I don't want to touch him."

Webster also said: "He had a few too many and he tried to attack me. I attacked him back and I just woke up there...He came at me (inaudible), I thought it was a dream."

When asked by the call handler how long ago this happened, Webster replied: "I don't know, like four or five hours."

He later stated: "I don't want to see what I did."

Webster claimed that he was hit with a bottle of beer but did not feel bumps on his head.

Webster further alleged: "He came at me with two knives."

Mr Young stated that there were "no obvious" injuries to Webster.

A digital image of Michael Webster's wounds were shown to the jury.

He sustained three to the right side of his head, ear and neck as well as five smaller wounds to the left side of his face and neck.

John Scullion KC, defending, asked Mr Young if there were towels wrapped around Michael Webster's face and he replied: "Yes."

The advocate also questioned if he was also in a position akin to the recovery position which he also replied: "Yes."

Mr Kearney in his re-examination put it to Mr Young that he does not know how he got there and he stated: "No."

Detective Sergeant Mairi MacDonald, 40, told the court that she assisted in the examination of the flat.

She stated that there was a wine bottleneck near the sink area of the kitchen.

The witness also collected pieces of a wine and beer bottle.

Jurors were also shown a picture of a knife which was between Michael Webster’s left hand and the wall. 

Mr Kearney asked: “There is a large silver kitchen knife embedded in the left side of his neck around his jawline?”

DS MacDonald said: “Yes.”

The witness told Mr Scullion that she later found out that keys to the locked front door were found in Michael Webster’s pocket.

Mr Scullion asked if only someone with the key would be able to leave the property.

DS MacDonald replied: “Yes.”

Doctor Hannah McKinlay, 42, examined Webster at a police station 11 hours after the alleged incident.

She stated that Webster had small marks to his collarbone, upper left pectoral and wrist as well as a self-reported sore right thumb.

There was also a mark on Webster’s left forearm which was stated could have been caused by a sharp object. 

The trial continues tomorrow before Judge Lord Matthews