Lanarkshire knifeman remanded after turning up at ex's house and threatening to kill her

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A man turned up at his ex-partner's Hamilton home with a knife and threatened to kill her.Baillie Bancroft brandished the blade and tapped it repeatedly against a window.Bancroft, 21, a prisoner, appeared from custody via videolink at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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He also sent offensive texts and tried to call her via Facebook Messenger.Bancroft then went to Elgin Terrace, opened the front door and shouted abuse.He refused to leave and was seen in possession of a knife.

He brandished this as he threatened to kill her and tapped the window with it.When police officers arrived and arrested him, he protested his innocence, saying: "I went up to her door, but I didn't pull a knife.