Man pleads guilty to stabbing long-term partner

A man stabbed his former partner 14 times, after accusing her of seeing another man.

At the High Court in Glasgow Andrew O'Hagan, 56, admitted attempting to murder Lorraine Gordon, who he'd been in a relationship with for 22 years, at a house in Campsie View, Cambuslang, on June 8 2019.

Lord Mulholland told O'Hagan: "It is an appalling crime to repeatedly stab a defenceless woman, no matter what state your relationship was in.

"This is domestic violence of a very serious kind and you will pay a high price for that."

The court heard that O'Hagan told her: "Who are you seeing. I'll give you 10 minutes to tell me."

He then punched her in the face, ripped her dress and forced her up the stairs with a knife at her back into a bedroom.

The salesman made a series of calls to friends and workmates claiming that Miss Gordon had tried to stab him and he had had to hit her in self defence.

He then sent a text pretending to be from Miss Gordon to her brother and sister-in-law Martin and Sandra Gordon saying they were out for lunch discussing financial matters.

They did not believe the message and contacted the police.

At 12.23pm police went to the house. O'Hagan refused to open the door and told them: "F*** off."

The officers could hear Lorraine Gordon crying inside the house.

Four minutes later they heard her screaming: "He is stabbing me, he's stabbing me."

One police officer began smashing down the front door and the other went to the back door where O'Hagan was standing. He was arrested and handcuffed.

Miss Gordon was found inside the house in the en-suite bathroom covered in blood.

Wounds were visible on her arms. chest and ribs, as well as swelling and bruising to her forehead, jaw and right hand.

Prosecutor Owen Mullan said: "She told police: "Andrew done this to me. He is my partner, no my ex-partner."

"They asked what had injured her and she pointed to below the bedroom window and said: "The knife on the floor."

She suffered 14 stab wounds to her chest and arms and a punctured lung. A doctor, who examined her, was of the opinion the injuries were life-threatening.

At the time O'Hagan had moved out of the home they had shared in Cambuslang and was staying in Rutherglen.

Defence counsel Tony Lenehan said: "Up until about a year ago Mr O'Hagan was a hard working and successful. This was the relationship of his life. They were not married, but lived as husband and wife and had a house.

"This is a man who in the throes of a disintegrating relationship had some sort of breakdown. Those around him thought he was under tremendous stress."

Lord Mulholland deferred sentence on O'Hagan, who is a prisoner at Low Moss, until later this month.

The court heard that a non-harrassment order preventing O'Hagan from causing stress or alarm to Miss Gordon had been issued at Glasgow Sheriff Court on June 5.