Double murderer orders hit on killer pal as revenge for testifying against him… and is offering fellow lags £4,000
Musclebound lifer Christopher Hutcheson, 36, is offering the cash to “take out” Andrew Ferguson, 32
A DOUBLE murderer has ordered a hit on a killer pal as revenge for testifying against him.
Musclebound lifer Christopher Hutcheson, 36, is offering fellow lags a £4,000 bounty to “take out” Andrew Ferguson, 32.
The reward is the fiend’s latest bid to target “snitch” Ferguson for giving evidence that helped nail him for executing his cousin Daniel Hutcheson then chopping him up.
Both are behind bars for the gruesome slaughter of Daniel, 23, in Glasgow in 2001.
A source said last night: “Ferguson has been on protection the whole time because he stuck in his mate at court.
Hutcheson is offering £4,000 or an ounce of heroin to anyone who takes him out.
“If nobody does it, Hutcheson will wait until next year when Ferguson’s due to get out on home leave — then he’ll get his pals to do it.
“Everyone knows Hutcheson has cash, so payment is not a problem.”
Hutcheson is in Shotts jail, Lanarkshire, while Ferguson is believed to be banged up in Greenock.
The threat comes six years after Ferguson was slashed by another inmate — after Hutcheson reportedly offered smack to any con who would attack him.
The drug dealer’s vendetta dates back to 2003 when he appeared in the dock alongside his former sidekick at the High Court in Glasgow.
Ferguson told the jury how evil Hutcheson strangled Daniel over an unpaid dope debt and chopped off his arms and legs.
He then ordered Ferguson to sever the ex-squaddie’s head — before the pair played football with it.
The twisted thugs tried to cover up their horrific crime by burning Daniel’s limbs in an oil drum and dumping his torso in the Clyde.
But they were both found guilty of murder, with Ferguson caged for at least 17 years.
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Hutcheson was handed a minimum 25-year term after also being convicted of the savage killing of John Mitchell, 34.
The trial heard how the homeless drifter, who owed Hutcheson £350, was tortured twice before his death.
In July 2001, he was summoned to the monster’s Ibrox flat, where he was stabbed in the leg.
Two months later John was put through 11 hours of hell then driven to a bridge near Strathaven, Lanarkshire. Hutcheson then pushed him to his death.
A Scottish Prison Service spokesman said they do not comment on individual prisoners.
