AN aggrieved father says he used a metal pole as a weapon in a Kelty Street after he was feeling concerned about his son and ex-partner.

John Connelly, 45, of Lochleven Terrace, was not happy that his child and former partner had went to the home of someone he had ill-feeling with, so he came back to the area with the weapon.

Police were then contacted by a witness in the property about his behaviour.

He admitted that on July 13, at Blackhall Square, Kelty, he did without reasonable excuse or lawful authority, have with him an offensive weapon, namely a metal pole.

Dunfermline Sheriff Court heard that his ex-partner had been invited around to their friend's property for a few drinks.

She went to the flat at around 10.30pm with her son and around 20 minutes later Connelly turned up asking to take his son home.

An argument began but he then left.

Later the witness looked out of the window and saw the accused picking up a pole and shouting at the home.

When police arrived, Connelly took the pole out of his right sleeve and said he was holding it for his own protection because the householder had broken his nose on a previous occasion.

Defence solicitor, Ms Farmer, said his client had been made aware that his ex-partner and son were going to the property and he was concerned especially because of the time of night it was.

"He had been drinking," she said. "He had previously abstained from alcohol for five years but recently started drinking again.

"He attended the property and asked for his son to be removed but that was not done, and he shouted.

"He did not know the that his former partner and son had left the place. He accepts that there were other steps he could have taken, including phoning the police."

Sheriff Craig McSherry fined Connelly £400.