A thug who left his ex-girlfriend with facial fractures and a bleed on the brain and stabbed her new boyfriend with a pair of scissors has been jailed for six years.

Ross Eaglestone had only been released from custody a few days when he "gatecrashed" a barbecue in Swanscombe on May 26 last year.

Prosecutor Danny Robinson said the 27-year-old father had been texting his ex-girlfriend Jodie Arney about going to the house in Brenda Terrace.

But he turned up uninvited in the early evening with others and jumped over a fence. Miss Arney was there with her boyfriend Sam Stockford.

"He pulled Mr Stockford’s shirt over his head and began to punch him," said Mr Robinson. "A bottle was thrown. At some point he picked up a pair of scissors and stabbed him once in the left flank."

The victim was taken to a London hospital and treated for the wound. He had a laceration to his left kidney.

"Mr Stockford for reasons best known to himself did not want to report the matter," said Mr Robinson. "The police were not informed who carried out the assault."

It was not investigated until Eaglestone also carried out a vicious attack on Miss Arney.

It happened after she clashed with Eaglestone's mother on September 8. Miss Arney started a fight with Mrs Eaglestone and then left.

Eaglestone heard what had happened and said: "Don't worry mum, I will kill them all." He then went in search of Miss Arney.

He went to Wodehouse Road in Dartford and set about her, punching her to the head and face, said Mr Robinson.

"Such was the ferocity you intended to cause her really serious harm, rendering her unconscious" - Judge Philip St John-Stevens

She was treated in hospital for fractures to her right eye socket, a fractured nasal bone and a haemorrhage to the right temple, causing a slight bleed on the brain.

Mr Robinson said Eaglestone later phone Miss Arney, 24, and threatened that if he saw her in court the next day her daughter would be dead.

Eaglestone, of Chaucer Way, Dartford, admitted unlawfully wounding Mr Stockford, causing Miss Arney grievous bodily harm with intent and attempting to pervert the course of justice.

He has 13 previous convictions for 26 offences. He was given 20 months youth custody in 2007 for arson, 12 months for burglary in 2009 and 29 months for burglary and possessing heroin in 2013.

Judge Philip St John-Stevens said photos showed the "ferocity" of the attack on Miss Arney.

"Such was the ferocity you intended to cause her really serious harm, rendering her unconscious," he said.

The judge said the perverting offence undermined the judicial process.

"It seems to me you are seeking help in custody," he added. "Clearly, there is remorse."

Eaglestone was sentenced to three-and-a-half years for the GBH offence, one year and nine months for wounding and nine months for the perverting offence, all consecutive.

After the hearing, Detective Constable Roger Harris, the investigating officer, said: "Eaglestone's attacks were both shocking and cowardly.

"He left two people with serious injuries and it is extremely fortunate that they have both recovered.

"Despite the severity of his actions, and the considerable pain he inflicted on two people, he showed no remorse and even went as far as threatening to kill a seven-year-old girl to prevent a witness testifying against him in court.

"I would like to commend the victims and witnesses for the incredible bravery they have shown in standing up to this man and assisting Kent Police in this investigation."