A teenage killer who ordered a "hit" from prison then listened to the machete victim's screams on a phone has been jailed for almost four years.
James Demarco, 18, told attacker James Paxton to stab the target because he had gone out with a former girlfriend - but got the wrong man.
Paxton, 23, who also carried out two other knife attacks within a month, was given a 17-year jail sentence.
Demarco, who is serving life, was jailed for a further 45 months.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard how the victim, George Stewart, shared a nickname, G, with Demarco's intended target.
Demarco listened to the attack taking place from a telephone in the segregation unit at Edinburgh's Saughton prison.
"That's me just took the machete tae him. It's like the massacre part two"
During the recorded call Demarco was heard laughing and Paxton was heard saying: "I just sliced and diced wi' ma machete."
The call was earlier played at the court, where the screams of the victim could be clearly heard, along with cracking noises.
Paxton told Demarco: "Well he's burst wide open. I'm gonnae take a sword to tae him the noo if he's no oot this hoose in the next five minutes."
He later said: "That's me just took the machete tae him. It's like the massacre part two."
Demarco was heard laughing then a witness was put on the line who confirmed the victim was "burst wide", which prompted more laughter from the prisoner.
Demarco then told the machete attacker: "Proud o' you brother. I love you."
Paxton told him: "Look at the state o' them. I wish you had a camera phone mate they're aw burst wide open, his legs are aw chopped."
Extensive injuries
The court heard that Paxton told Demarco during the call that he would be joining him in jail and boasted he would come in "walkin' like John Wayne".
Paxton struck the victim with a bottle and wounded him with a machete during the attack at a house in Southhouse Square, in Edinburgh, on 23 September last year.
The victim was seen fleeing from the close of the flats with extensive injuries to his face, arm and leg. He was being chased by Paxton.
Mr Stewart needed 15 stitches to his wounds and suffered a broken leg and tendon damage.
A doctor said his injuries were potentially life-threatening and that he would be scarred for life.
Paxton, of Captains Drive, Edinburgh, admitted assaulting Mr Stewart to his severe injury, permanent disfigurement and to the danger of his life.
Demarco, who is currently in Polmont Young Offenders' Institution serving life for murder, earlier admitted instigating Paxton to commit the assault.
Lord Brailsford told Paxton he had carried out three separate and distinct crimes.
"The circumstances of these offences are both wicked and depraved," he said.
The judge ordered him to be kept under supervision for a further four years after his release from prison.
Lord Brailsford told Demarco, who is currently serving a minimum of 15 years for murder, that he rejected a defence motion not to impose an additional sentence on him.
He ordered that the killer's latest sentence should start at the end of his minimum term for the murder.
"You instigated Paxton to carry out the assault," he said. "It is clearly reprehensible conduct."
Demarco swore at the judge as he was being led from the dock.
Ammonia attack
Demarco, of Crewe Place, Edinburgh, was jailed for life for murdering 18-year Jamie Ewart in a knife attack.
Demarco was freed under three separate bail orders at the time and was also under a curfew.
Paxton also admitted repeatedly stabbing Graeme Carral with a knife to his severe injury, permanent disfigurement and to the danger of his life in Edinburgh's Captains Drive on 1 September last year.
He also sprayed ammonia in the face of Jamie Floyd and repeatedly struck him with a knife to his severe injury, permanent disfigurement and to the danger of his life in an attack in the city's Observatory Road on 16 September.
A third accused, Kevin Gartland, 17, of Captains Drive, Edinburgh, admitted attacking a man who was with Mr Hastie to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement.
Lord Brailsford ordered that Gartland, who was subject to three separate bail orders at the time of the assault, should be detained for five years and kept on supervision for a further two years.
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