A jilted prisoner made a hoax 999 call from behind bars and sent emergency service crews to his ex-partner’s home in Fife.
George McKenna told operators his former girlfriend’s Kirkcaldy property had been broken into and there was a man in her garden.
He also reported that she was taking drugs in front of children.
The town’s sheriff court heard the 32-year-old inmate had been dumped by his ex, shortly before he made the early morning call from his cell at HMP Low Moss.
He had been taking advice from fellow lags on how to deal with the break-up.
A string of phoney offences
McKenna appeared from custody and admitted a campaign of abuse towards his ex-partner between April 2020 and May 2021.
McKenna had been jailed for unrelated matters six months into the couple’s relationship, but fiscal depute Ronnie Hay explained he had been controlling from the start.
On one occasion when she tried to leave her Hayfield home, he grabbed her by the wrist and prevented her from doing so.
Their relationship continued when he was jailed for 27 months in October 2020, but eventually she decided to end the relationship.
After she dumped him over the phone, he bombarded her with phone calls.
Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court heard the prisoner phoned the Scottish Ambulance Service to report her feeling dizzy.
He went on to report a string of phoney offences to police. Both emergency services attended at her home
George McKenna ‘didn’t cope well’
McKenna left dozens of abusive voicemails, four of which were played in court.
He demanded money, threatened to kill her and her family, set fire to their homes, and said he had people watching her.
During his rant, he said he would shoot her, chop her up, bury her and put her in a vat of acid to make sure there were no traces left. He said that everyone in Fife hated her.
His solicitor Alan Davie said he had no plans on acting on these and his reaction was based on advice from other prisoners.
Mr Davie said: “It would be fair to say that early in the relationship, Mr McKenna started to visualise a long term future.
“To say that he didn’t cope well would be something of an understatement.
“He didn’t do anything to follow through on threats.”
Sheriff Alison McKay remanded him further and ordered reports.
She told McKenna: “I hope you understand that that was absolutely horrible behaviour on your part.
“The messages are just horrible to listen to.”
McKenna will be sentenced on September 21.
