Cowdenbeath man sent to jail for slashing love rival’s face

A Dunfermline man who slashed the face of his ex-partner’s new boyfriend with a knife, has been jailed.

Jordan Clampett, 24, of Beath View, was sent to jail for 31 and a half months for the vicious assault when he returned to Dunfermline Sheriff Court.

The incident took place on June 9 2015 at Nith Street, Dunfermline.

Clampett previously admitted assaulting Lee Birkett by striking him on the head with a knife to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement.

The offence was committed while Clampett was on three bail orders.

Depute fiscal Alex Piper previously told Dunfermline Sheriff Court: “The complainer Lee Birkett was in a relationship with the former partner of the accused.”

The couple were in bed on the morning of the incident when stones were thrown at the windows of their house by Clampett.

The female told him to go away before Lee Birkett put some clothes on and went to the front door where “words were exchanged”, added the depute.

“The accused made a slashing motion cutting down the left side of his face,” said Ms Piper.

The victim felt blood on his face and went inside, where he saw the extent of the injury in the bathroom mirror.

He received two wounds to his face covering an area of six to seven inches.

The female then contacted Clampett on his phone telling him of the injury to Mr Birkett and that he had “nearly taken his eye out”.

Mr Birkett grabbed the phone from her and started shouting obscenities at Clampett.

The victim was taken to the Victoria Hospital where he needed eight stitches in his face and he will be left with a permanent scar.

Ms Piper said police were unable to trace Clampett between June 2015 and June 2016.

Sheriff Charles MacNair jailed Clampett for 31 and a half months and also imposed a 12-month supervised release order.