A masked gunman who shot at a car driver in a terrifying broad daylight murder bid has been jailed for almost ten years.

Steven Nelson, 28, admitted attempting to murder Christopher Beaton, 27, by firing a shotgun at him in Kingsway Court, Glasgow, on May 20 last year.

At the High Court in Glasgow on Thursday, he also pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a shotgun.

Judge Lady Stacey told Nelson: "I take the view you are a danger to the public and may remain so."

She jailed Nelson, from Drumchapel in Glasgow, for nine and a half years and ordered him to be monitored in the community for three years after his release.

Defence QC Donald Findlay said: "The conduct involved is, of course, not acceptable. There are ways of solving a dispute and this isn't one of them.

"This was to be something of a frightener and things went badly wrong."

The court heard Mr Beaton was only saved from serious injury because he ducked as the shot was fired.

The left shoulder area of the driver's seat was damaged and some pellets smashed into the head rest and the rear passenger window.

Ballistics experts said the damage to Mr Beaton's car was caused by a single discharge from a 12 bore shotgun.

Prosecutor Liam Ewing told the court: "The accused held the shotgun with one hand and pointed it towards Mr Beaton, who instinctively ducked out of the way as Mr Nelson discharged the shotgun at him."

Mr Beaton, who was at the wheel of his black Audi, pressed the accelerator and his car shot forward striking a parked car and a tree.

The red Audi in which Nelson, who has previous convictions for assault and possession of a machete, was a backseat passenger sped off and was later found burnt out in Queen's View car park near Blanefield.