The family of a man who was murdered in Blackburn last year say they have endured a "long road towards justice."
Three people, Liam Donlin, Joanne Maxwell, and Amie Clegg were today (January 30) found guilty of murdering Mr Scott following a 13-day trial at Preston Crown Court.
There were cries from the public gallery in Court 1 at the city's main court building as the jury delivered their unanimous verdicts.
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Donlin, the son of Maxwell and half-brother of Clegg, stabbed Mr Scott in the chest on June 22 last year in an act of revenge after his mother had been in embroiled in a long-running feud with him.
Maxwell and Clegg incited the violence and were present when Donlin delivered the fatal blow, Clegg filming it with the intention of publishing it on Snapchat.
In a statement following the verdicts, Mr Scott's family said: "The past seven months have been the most challenging time our family has ever had to endure. A family's worst nightmare.
"Our beloved Paul Scott was taken from us in an unimaginable act of cruelty. Set upon by a mother, her daughter, and her son. A trio of evil attacked, killed, and filmed Paul's last moments in the dead of night on his own doorstep.
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"Over this three-week trial, we have been forced to relive this twisted nightmare in horrific detail.
"It's been a long road towards justice for Pauly.
"We would like to thank everybody involved in securing today's convictions.
"We would like to say a special thank you to the prosecuting counsel - Mr Richard Littler and Mr Simon Driver.
"A notable thanks also goes to Det Supt John McNamara, DI Tristan Hardwick, and DS Craig Charnock, and to the wider team of Lancashire Constabulary, and to our incredibly supportive family liaison officers Louise Rigby and Alana Butterworth.
"We would also like to thank our family and friends, and importantly the wider public, for all the love and support for Paul. It sincerely means a lot to us all."
Donlin, Maxwell, and Clegg, all formerly of Lynwood Avenue, Darwen, will be sentenced on March 20.
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