Vicious knifeman tried to stab victim in front of child in Lanarkshire street

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A knifeman tried to stab a man in front of a four-year-old child in a Wishaw street.Stuart McGowan had gotten into an argument after going to a house to pick up his friend’s belongings.McGowan was jailed for 22 months at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The 32-year-old admitted assaulting a man by trying repeatedly to strike him with a knife in Hazeldean Crescent on June 16 last year.McGowan also admitted attempting to slash his girlfriend’s car tyres in the town’s Tinto Crescent on August 26.Paul Jamieson, prosecuting, said the victim’s daughter had shared a house with McGowan’s friend.The victim was helping her take belongings from the property when McGowan turned up and an argument started.McGowan left but returned a few minutes later with a knife.Mr Jamieson told the court: “The accused strode towards the victim and said, ‘I’m going to do you.

Do you want some of this'?“The incident was captured on CCTV which shows a woman with a child running away as the accused lunged repeatedly at the man.”None of the blows made contact and McGowan fled the scene in a car.Police officers found the victim’s family “visibly shaken”.The fiscal said McGowan wasn’t traced at that time.