A “cold-blooded” thug who threatened to slit his ex-partner’s throat and have her kidnapped after she dumped him has been jailed.

John Nolan, 26, also tried to have Shantell Lindley wrongly arrested before telling police he planned to stab her.

Nolan, of Margate, was jailed for two years and seven months at Canterbury Crown Court on Wednesday.

Judge Mark Weekes told Nolan he was “cowardly,” and a “bully” who had found his "comeuppance."

“You are clearly nasty to those to whom you feel entitled,” he said.

“You persistently violated the rights of others,” he told Nolan, branding the threats: “Cold-blooded.”

The court heard on April 22 the abuser made various phone calls threatening to stab Miss Lynley, kill any man she was with, and have her kidnapped.

He also claimed to “have people watching” addresses he knew she resided at.

“I will get people to come and get you, tie you up and put you in a van, so you can talk to me,” he said in one call.

The following morning Nolan caused a disturbance at the Happy Cafe and Family Restaurant in Margate while she visited with friends.

He made unfounded allegations and threatened to stab her, prosecutors said.

The court heard he then called a 999 call-handler within Miss Lindley’s earshot, and tried to have her arrested on further fictitious allegations.

But during the call he disclosed he “was going to stab her,” adding: “Do what you’re going to do because I’m slitting her throat.”

Nolan was arrested shortly afterwards following an emergency response.

He later pleaded guilty to putting a person in fear of violence by harassment at an early opportunity.

The court heard he has seven previous convictions for nine offences, including malicious communications and stalking.

Miss Lindley told the court she was left “too scared to leave the house” and “constantly looking over my shoulder.”

But she added she “finally felt free” from Nolan who, during the course of the relationship, would delete her social media accounts, check her phone, and punch walls.

James Burke, mitigating, said Nolan’s actions were linked to a difficult upbringing, with mental health professionals diagnosing him with “conduct disorder” at a young age.

He said Nolan, of Norfolk Road, has a dissocial personality disorder and emotionally unstable personality disorder as an adult.