Knifeman back in prison

A repeat knife offender has been jailed for two years after he was caught with a blade in an Uddingston street.
By The Newsroom
Published 12th May 2017, 16:21 BST
Updated 15th May 2017, 09:36 BST
Court heard of Lafferty's previous convictions for knife crimeCourt heard of Lafferty's previous convictions for knife crime
Court heard of Lafferty's previous convictions for knife crime

Gary Lafferty (31) was on early release from prison when he got into trouble again, Hamilton Sheriff Court was told.

Lafferty, a prisoner, admitted having a knife in Braefoot Lane on March 10 this year.

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Last year he got an 18-month sentence for fighting with another man while armed with a knife in Tannnochside. Police were alerted on that occasion when CCTV captured the pair squaring up to each other in Merrick Terrace.

In 2014 he was jailed for more than a year for brandishing a knife at his partner, punching and kicking her at a house in Liberty Road, Bellshill.

In the latest case Sheriff Marie Smart told Lafferty she would have jailed him for three years but for his early plea of guilty.