Thug stabbed ex in face and neck as she held child

BARBAROUS coward Gary Douglas repeatedly stabbed his ex in the face and neck – then held a knife to her blood-soaked toddler’s throat and threatened to kill him.

The controlling bully launched a sustained attack on his ex-partner while filled with paranoid jealousy because she had ended their relationship due to his aggression.

A court heard out-of-control Douglas attacked her while she was holding her two-year-old, strangling her and stabbing her numerous times after telling her he was going to kill her.

She finally got away from him and sought refuge with a neighbour but when police turned up he had her toddler under his arm, held a knife to his throat and threatened to kill the terrified child, who had blood all over his face.

Police eventually shot the 31-yearold with a taser and he was arrested.

Now the plasterer has been jailed for eight years and eight months at Newcastle Crown Court.

The court heard Douglas had known the victim for around 18 months and was in a relationship with her for six months, which ended a few weeks previously due to his aggressive behaviour.

In the run-up to the attack he had been “hounding” and threatening her.

The victim was at home in Gateshead with her mother and children, aged two and five, when Douglas arrived and “appeared off his head on drink and drugs”. Prosecutor Robin Turton told the court: “He pulled out a bottle of ammonia and a knife and he said ‘you’re dead tonight.’

“He came into the lounge saying ‘you are going to f ****** die tonight and I’m going to kill myself.’

“He stabbed himself in the chest with the knife and challenged them to phone the police then would threaten them not to. He was out of control and would not listen to reason.”

Mr Turton said the defendant attacked the victim, while the terrified child was screaming, stabbing her.

She tried to make a run for it round the side of her house but the gate was locked and she couldn’t get away.

Douglas stabbed her in the back then pushed the knife slowly into her neck on the left side.

The police forced entry and the defendant was holding the youngster and a knife in his hands. Both children were distressed. [The toddler] had his face covered in blood and smeared all over his body.”

Douglas, of no fixed address, was tasered and arrested. The young child had minor injuries but his mum was left with a number of wounds, including eight to her neck and face, a fractured nose, cuts to her hands and bruising.

Douglas has previous convictions for wounding, having an offensive weapon, robbery, assault, affray and attacking a previous partner.

He pleaded guilty to wounding with intent, possessing an offensive weapon and affray and was given an extended sentence of eight years eight months plus a further three years on licence.