Ardrossan man jailed for murder of Paul Cairns
![James Ferguson, 43, was convicted of the murder of his friend at the High Court in Glasgow on Monday, 25 October, 2021.](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjYwZDdlMzZlLTU5NzgtNDFkNi04NGUwLTMxNTNlZDY0MTAwYTplYjEyMGRmNy00NjViLTRjMmEtODIwMi02YWJlNTA0MmQ2OTI=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![James Ferguson, 43, was convicted of the murder of his friend at the High Court in Glasgow on Monday, 25 October, 2021.](/img/placeholder.png)
He was convicted of murdering his friend Paul Cairns, 42, by shooting him in May 2020.
At around 4.50pm on Sunday 24 May 2020, Paul Cairns was found seriously injured at a house in Nithsdale Road in Ardrossan. Emergency services attended and he died at the scene a short time later.
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Hide AdDetective Chief Inspector John Stewart, of Police Scotland’s Specialist Crime Division, said: “Our thoughts a very much with Paul’s family and friends who at last have justice for what happened to him.“This was a complex inquiry and Ferguson went to great lengths to cover his tracks and conceal his identity. This was a deliberate and callous attack on a man who should have been safe in his own home, who was known to his killer and was indeed his friend.”