A SPURNED ex brutally stabbed his former lover after he turned up uninvited at her housewarming.

John McIntyre attacked Alison Lyons when she found him standing in her bedroom clutching a knife.

The raging 51 year-old also stabbed Miss Lyons' work-mate Matthew Power at the flat in Greenock, Inverclyde in August this year.

McIntyre today/yesterday admitted at the High Court in Glasgow to assaulting the pair to the danger of their life.

A judge locked him for five years and four months.

The court heard how McIntyre and Miss Lyons dated for eight years, but that he was "not happy" when they split in December last year.

In August this year, the 39 year-old told McIntyre she was having a housewarming at her new flat, but she asked him not to be there.

But, her former lover did turn up uninvited at one point.

The party continued until it appeared to be only Miss Lyons' and two work colleagues - Matthew Power and Rachel Brown - who were left.

They trio later fell asleep, but awoke to discover McIntyre was there.

Prosecutor Andrew Brown QC said: "He was standing in the bedroom holding a black handled vegetable knife, which Alison Lyons identified as coming from her kitchen drawer."

As Miss Lyons asked him what he was doing, McIntyre then stabbed her twice.

Crazed McIntyre turned on Mr Power (20) by climbing on top of him and striking him with the blade.

McIntyre, of Tasker Street, Greenock, then fled the scene.

His ex Miss Lyons had been stabbed in the stomach and she required surgery at hospital.

Her bowel had been punctured and her gall bladder had to be eventually removed.

Mr Power suffered wounds to his chest and wrist. Medics discovered the knife had come within millimetres of his heart.

McIntyre later handed himself into police having been identified as the attacker.

Brian McConnachie QC, defending, today/yesterday told the court: "He (McIntyre) has said that he is devastated at the knowledge of what he had done to Alison Lyons as they had been in a long standing relationship."

Judge Lord Turnbull jailed McIntyre for what he called "serious conduct".