Gordon Modiak at High Court 1991

Edinburgh 2013-11-13 Gordon Modiak outside Edinburgh High Court where he was on trial for arranging an acid attack on his ex-wife Louise Duddy which left her horribly disfigured and blind. Picture taken June 1991. (FILE PHOTO) One of Scotland's most notorious criminals, branded the "acid monster" for organising a horrific attack which left his ex-wife disfigured, has been jailed for life after trying to stab a nightclub doorman.Gordon Modiak was jailed for 20 years over the sickening acid attack on tragic Louise Duddy in 1991. But, after changing his name to Wood and moving to Blackpool to start a new life, the 56-year-old is now back behind bars after being caught on CCTV trying to stab a bouncer in the popular seaside resort. The dad-of-two flew into a rage over a remark that heâä™d be "more comfortable" in a gay bar. The attack comes 22 years after he masterminded a crime which shocked Scotland. After a bitter split from his wife, he paid a hired thug to throw sulphuric accident in her face - while he calmly watched from a getaway car parked in a quiet Slateford street. Ms Duddy, now 48, was blinded by the attack. Bizarrely, in his trial at Preston Crown Court, Modiak claimed he had merely pretended to stab the bouncer in order to draw attention to his continuing grievance over his conviction for the acid attack. Foto HEMEDIA Stanley Hunter / SWNS / TT / kod 10293 ***BETALBILD***