These shocking images show the aftermath of the choas caused by an axe-wielding social care worker. Bogdan Gabriel Colt, otherwise known as Gabe, targeted his partner in a violent attack.
He has been struck off by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) after the brutal attack on Claire Hoggins in Edinburgh two years ago.
Colt, 40, who the Daily Record understands is no longer in prison, was jailed for 22 months and given a 25-year non-harassment order last October after being found guilty of engaging in a course of conduct which was abusive of his partner.
The thug, who lived in Bathgate in Scotland, launched the frenzied attack on the mother after accusing her of cheating and previously attacking her at her home in Saline, Fife.
He caused panic on the streets of the capital chasing Claire with the axe after tracking her down to her friend’s address with a device he had bugged her car with. The terrifying pursuit was brought to an end by armed police after a neighbour raised the alarm.
A series of images laid bare the extent of damaged caused by Colt whose actions were deemed “malicious” by the SSSC.
In one image, the axe used by Colt can be seen lodged in tree after he embedded the weapon in the trunk shortly before his arrest.
In others the black Renault Clio, used by Claire at the time, can been seen with the after effects of the attack. The rear windscreen appears smashed to pieces leaving a gaping hole in the back of the car. Colt similarly struck the front of the car with the weapon, leaving the passenger’s side of the front windscreen smashed.
The pair had struck up a relationship after meeting at a care home in Fife, where Claire worked as a senior nurse and Colt was employed as a care assistant.
They were together for over two years. However, Colt accused Claire of cheating on him with her male friends and, in the lead up to the violent attack, threatened to attack her with an axe.
Following a trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, a jury found Colt guilty of engaging in a course of conduct which was abusive of his partner by repeatedly calling her names, accusing her of cheating and tracking her car and chasing her while armed with an axe.
He also admitted being in possession of the axe and smashing up her vehicle with the weapon in September last year.