GALASHIELS AXEMAN THREATENED TO KILL HIS PARTNER
A 22-year-old man returned from an all-day drinking session and threatened to kill his partner.Boozed up Zeth Gardner brandished two knives and an axe at the woman on May 9.
Selkirk Sheriff Court heard how Gardner returned to the house in Galashiels at about 9.30pm and drank all the remaining alcohol in the kitchen.
He then began behaving irrationally and picked up a knife and said he was going to kill himself.
Procurator fiscal Graham Fraser said: "He had two kitchen knives in one hand and then re-appeared with an axe." He added that Gardner threatened to kill his partner before going on to damage property in garages in Waitknowe Terrace and Tweed Crescent.
Sentence was deferred for four weeks for a Caledonian Men's Programme assessment to be carried out.