Last month another judge, Lord Bracadale, sentenced a man to life in prison for the murder of a woman after she broke off their affair.
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The 46-year-old said that the media were "baying" for the judge to make an example of him but asked Lord Bracadale to treat him as leniently as possible.
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The trial, before judge Lord Bracadale, continues.