GALASHIELS MAN WHO CUT EX-PARTNER'S CAR BRAKES JAILED
A man who cut the brake cable on his ex-girlfriend's car after they split up has been jailed for nearly four years.Alan Bell, 26, of Galashiels, admitted tampering with Susan Hope's Ford Ka in St Boswells in June 2010.
He later vandalised the car again and started a fire at a friend's home after an argument over money.
At the High Court in Glasgow, Judge Lord Kinclaven described the offences as 'dangerous and deliberate' and sentenced Bell to three years and ten months in prison.
He is also banned from approaching or contacting Ms Hope and will be under a supervised release order for 12 months after his release.
Bell and Ms Hope had a four-year relationship and lived together in Galashiels before separating last February.
She later moved to St Boswells, and he followed her to the town.
