Dumbarton man has leg amputated after he was stabbed five times

A 37-year-old man had to have his leg amputated after a knife thug stabbed him five times, a court was told. At the High Court in Glasgow Thomas Kearney, 29, admitted repeatedly stabbed Patrick Barnes to the danger of his life in Cumbrae Crescent South, Dumbarton, on March 9 or 10.

He was originally charged with attempted murder, but the Crown accepted his guilty plea to the reduced charge.

The two men were arguing about a friend's funeral which had been held on March 9.

At some point Mr Barnes' leg came into contact with Kearney who picked up a knife and stabbed him.

Mr Barnes told police he remembered feeling dizzy and faint and blood was pouring our of his leg.

He added that Kearney was punching into his leg and that he shouted at him: “You've just stabbed me.”

The court heard that medics were unable to save Mr Kearney's leg due to massive blood loss.

Defence counsel Ronnie Renucci said: “When Mr Barnes was sitting on the sofa next to Mr Kearney an argument broke out in relation to the funeral and the deceased.

“At some point Mr Barnes leg came into contact with Mr Kearney and he over-reacted. He grabbed a knife and stabbed him.”

Judge Lady Scott deferred sentence on Kearney, who has 20 previous convictions for violence, possession of a knife and dishonesty, until next month at the High Court in Edinburgh.

He is a prisoner at Addiewell.,