A father who whacked a man with a golf club after a row over a sleeping baby has been jailed for more than five years.
Martin Jackson was angry at the noise Steven Beggs and his friends were making outside his home in Ayr on June 28, 2019.
Jackson had a days-old child at the time and told the group: "That's enough – give it a by."
The men initially violently turned on the 30-year-old before he grabbed the club and hit Beggs.
Beggs ended up with a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain.
Jackson was locked up for a total of five years and two months today at the High Court in Glasgow.
He had previously admitted assaulting Beggs to his permanent disfigurement and impairment as well as to the danger of his life in Campbell Court, Ayr.
His lawyer said Jackson had initially "acted out of concern" before "reacting in anger."
Judge Scott Pattison told Jackson: "I think you know that this was a significant incident of violence.
"You are responsible for the consequences of this attack.
"The blow must have been with significant force but you also faced significant provocation."
Prosecutor William Frain-Bell earlier told how police turned up at Jackson's home in Ayr after his partner reported he had been assaulted.
Jackson stated to officers: "I'll be honest – I hit the guy because he came at me with a golf club."
He later insisted he was "sorry" and added: "Send my deepest regards. I am shocked and saddened."
Niall McCluskey, defending, said: "He only reacted in violence and anger when he was hit.
"He should have dealt with the matter differently than he did, which he accepts."
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