Curfew for man who brandished knife at Lanarkshire neighbour

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A Lanarkshire man who threatened his 68-year-old neighbour with a knife faces a six-month curfew. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that Paul Davidson warned the man he would be "done in".

Davidson, 53, admitted threatening or abusive behaviour outside his home in Poplar Place, Blantyre, on August 29 last year. The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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You f*****g shopped me'."The court heard Davidson then produced a kitchen knife with a three-inch blade from his pocket, brandished it at the victim and said 'I'll do you, ya b*****d'Fortunately, no further violence ensued and the police were soon on the scene.Defence agent Andy Iles stressed that Davidson had not armed himself and waited for his neighbour to arrive.The solicitor said: "When my client returned home he was