A "vicious and cold-blooded" killer who strangled a young mother then chopped up her body with a meat cleaver has been jailed for at least 24 years.
Student Roshan Dantis, 30, was given a life sentence after being convicted of killing his friend's wife in an extortion plot.
At the High Court in Glasgow, judge Lord Pentland sentenced Dantis to life with a minimum of 24 years for the murder of Khusbu Shah in the Dennistoun area of the city.
He described Dantis as a "vicious and cold-blooded murderer" who carried out the crime with "chilling composure".
Mrs Shah's husband Nagendra branded Dantis as "ruthless and evil". He described his wife, who was from Nepal, as a "perfect mum" to their four-year-old son Nikhil.
Mrs Shah's body was found on June 1 last year dumped near her Coventry Drive home in the city.
Dantis, who studied business and technology at Strathclyde University with Mrs Shah's husband, was also found guilty of attempting to defeat the ends of justice for trying to cover up the crime. He was convicted of attempting to extort £120,000 and a television set from Mr Shah.
The jury took less than two hours to return unanimous guilty verdicts on all three charges.
Mr Shah said in a statement after the sentencing: "She was always cheerful, caring, friendly and helpful. She managed to fit everything in so well with her life: work, study and family. We miss everything about her and we always will.
"She was brutally killed by a ruthless evil man. My four-year-old son, Nikhil, has had to cremate his 23-year-old mum. I wish no other child to have to go through the same pain."
