An East Kilbride home abuse sufferer took an overdose after her brutal boyfriend left her an "emotional wreck".
Brian Lowe punched the girl 20 instances throughout a sustained assault in her house then pestered her always with messages after getting bail.
Lowe, of Springhill, Glasgow, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court docket this week.
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The 33-year-old admitted assaulting his associate and her 17-year-old son at a home in East Kilbride on March 29 final 12 months.
Lowe additionally admitted breaching bail situations by contacting the girl repeatedly.
Jennifer Cunningham, prosecuting, mentioned the sufferer and a feminine good friend had been out and returned house to search out the accused in a drunken state. He was calling her two teenage sons names.
When she went upstairs to confront him, he punched her, inflicting her to fall again.
Lowe obtained on prime of her and rained down punches on her head.
She screamed for assist, however her sons could not get into the bed room as a result of she had fallen towards the door.
The fiscal went on: "She was screaming for somebody to name the police. She believes she was struck about 20 instances.
"Finally she managed to open the door and crawl out.
"Witnesses noticed Lowe kick her to the physique, put his palms round her neck and scream in her face.
"He was ushered to the entrance door then swung a punch that struck one of many sons on the attention."
Police arrived to search out Lowe outdoors. He was smeared in blood that appeared to have come from his knuckles.
His associate had bruising to her face and purple marks on her neck. She and her son, who had a black eye, declined medical remedy.
Lowe appeared in courtroom the following day and was bailed.
The lady was then knowledgeable by his lawyer that he was in a coma after an overdose.
However days later he contacted her and over a 72-hour interval bombarded her with messages.
Ms Cunningham instructed the courtroom: "He was threatening to overdose once more.
"She says that on account of the whole lot she felt like an emotional wreck.
"On April 11 final 12 months she was discovered - unresponsive - by her son, having apparently overdosed herself.
"She was taken to hospital for remedy."
Sheriff Ray Small deferred sentence on Lowe, who's in custody for different issues, till subsequent month.
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