A lady feared she was going to die by the hands of her violent accomplice who throttled her repeatedly at their Blantyre house.
On one event, as she struggled to breathe, brute Christopher Forrest instructed his terrified sufferer: "I do not care if I am going to jail."
Forrest, 40, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Courtroom on Friday.
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He admitted assaulting his then accomplice to her damage and the hazard of her life on three events.
The assaults occurred at their house between July 2017 and August 2020.
Forrest additionally admitted threatening or abusive behaviour in the direction of the girl.
Paul Jamieson, prosecuting, mentioned the connection started in 2015 and the primary assault occurred after the girl arrived house with buying on July 6, 2017.
The couple had an argument of their driveway the place Forrest had been engaged on monoblock.
Mr Jamieson instructed the courtroom: "He grabbed her by the throat and pinned her towards a wall, lifting her on to her tiptoes.
"He then moved her towards the again of her automobile with such drive that the rear wiper broke and she or he fell to the bottom."
4 months later the couple argued of their bed room and Forrest once more grabbed his accomplice by the throat, calling her a cow.
Mr Jamieson acknowledged: "The lady says she could not breathe and tried to interrupt free.
"He then dragged her by the hair and struck her face out of bed a number of instances, inflicting her nostril to bleed.
"Like the primary assault, this was not reported to the police on the time.
"Nonetheless, the girl's mother and father noticed her that night time. There was blood on her head and pink marks on her neck. She was extraordinarily upset."
The third assault occurred on August 8, 2020.
By this time the couple had separated however have been nonetheless in touch over their shared property.
The fiscal mentioned: "She talked about cash he owed her mother and father and he snapped.
"He put each fingers round her neck and commenced to choke her, proscribing her respiratory.
"She tried to push him away, mouthing 'I am unable to breathe', and the accused mentioned 'I do not care if I am going to jail. You are going to die at my fingers, you cow.'
"[The woman] was scared she would die. She felt she was starting to cross out, however after 15-20 seconds the accused let go and walked away."
Mr Jamieson mentioned that, aside from the violence, Forrest had a controlling perspective in the direction of his accomplice.
His mood was such that she "felt the necessity to tiptoe about the home".
He would verify her cellphone repeatedly and accuse her of "having one thing to cover or dishonest on him".
The lady lastly reported issues to the police in September 2020.
Defence agent Andy Thomson mentioned Forrest has had no contact along with his ex-partner since then and there was no additional offending.
Sheriff Linda Nicolson deferred sentence till subsequent month for a prison justice social work report and an digital tagging evaluation.
Forrest, now of Lochaline, Ayr, had his bail continued.
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