A MAN drunkenly called his addictions worker in the middle of the night and left him abusive voicemails threatening to “put a knife right through” him and to “kill” him “to death”.

Gary Scott Moore, of Ardrossan’s Glasgow Street, pled guilty to one charge at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court last week.

Moore, 27, sent voicemail messages to a man in the course of his employment that were grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character in that he swore and repeatedly uttered threats of violence against him.

The court heard that at the time of the offence, the witness provided support to people with alcohol and drug addiction at Caley Court Resource Centre in Stevenston. He had finished work on Friday, June 16 for the weekend and had switched off his work mobile phone. When he returned to the centre on Monday, June 19, he found that the mobile had two voicemails.

The messages were left at 12.39am and 12.42am in the early hours of Sunday, June 18 and were from Moore. The witness and his colleague thought that he sounded drunk.

Moore’s messages said: “I’ll kill you to death. I’ll f****** kill you. I’ll put a f****** knife right through you. I’ll kill you to death, you f****** bastard. I f****** hate drug workers. You’re f****** dead, you bastard.”

The addictions worker had also received a text message from Moore saying that he was sorry that he had left the voicemails. The man informed his manager and then contacted police.

Police traced Moore two days later and he was cautioned and charged. According to officers, he appeared genuinely remorseful for his conduct and had said: “I’m sorry for doing that. It’s not what I genuinely think or do. It was just the drink.”

Defending Moore, solicitor Alex Muir, emphasised that his client regretted his behaviour. Mr Muir said: “He has struggled himself to understand why he made these phone calls. He hasn’t had any further contact with the witness.”

Sheriff Michael Hanlon adjourned the case for a Criminal Justice Social Work Report and a Restriction of Liberty Assessment until September 27. Moore was ordained to appear on that date.