A BALLINGRY man threatened two men with violence as he held a knife at a Fife business park.

William Sneddon told a security officer he would slash him and his dog.

Sneddon, 35, of Westwood Crescent, appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court.

He admitted that on March 31, at the M90 Commerce Park, Lathalmond, he acted in an aggressive manner and threatened two men with violence while holding a knife.

Depute fiscal Jill Currie said a security officer had been called to the park to investigate claims of damage to a back door to premises there.

The security worker, accompanied by the site manager, saw the accused standing next to a van at the premises involved.

Sneddon said he was there to collect personal belongings and when he was refused access, “he became aggressive and started shouting”, said the depute.

He told the security officer: “Listen big man. Just get in your car or I’ll slash your face up and your dog.”

“He pulled out a Stanley-type knife from his overalls and held it in his hand, flipping open the blade,” added the depute.

The two men moved away from Sneddon and the police were contacted.

Defence solicitor Gordon Martin said his client had gone to the site to help someone who had been renting premises there and was moving out.

Sheriff Alastair Brown imposed a community payback order with 108 hours of unpaid work.