A home abuse brute moaned that he's being handled unfairly over a video exhibiting him throttling his terrified sufferer.
Christopher Forrest was caught on digicam attacking his associate repeatedly at their Blantyre house.
A court docket heard the 33-year-old sufferer feared she was going to die.
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On one event, as she struggled to breathe, Forrest advised the lady: "I do not care if I'm going to jail."
Chilling footage of the assaults was recorded on a digicam meant for dog-watching when the home was empty. It exhibits Forrest hurling abuse and launching unprovoked assaults on his associate.
Forrest, 40, of Lochaline, Ayr, was on account of be sentenced at Hamilton Sheriff Courtroom on Friday.
However his solicitor raised considerations over references to the video in a felony justice social work report. He additionally claimed the report did not give a real reflection of his consumer's place.
Forrest admitted assaulting his then associate to her harm and the hazard of her life on three events.
The assaults occurred at their house in Greenhall Place, Blantyre, between July 2017 and August 2020.
Forrest additionally admitted threatening or abusive behaviour in the direction of the lady.
Defence agent Andy Thomson advised Sheriff Linda Nicolson: "My consumer was troubled by a social media website arrange by the complainer that confirmed movies of assaults by him.
"The writer of the felony justice social work report seems to have seen these and claims to have new proof that my woman doesn't have.
"Nonetheless, there have been quite a few expenses on this case and never responsible pleas had been accepted to a few of them.
"The social employee has supplied a commentary on what she has seen (within the movies). That commentary and her interpretation of it shouldn't be on this report.
"I do not suppose it's useful that the report writer seen proof within the case.
"My consumer is more than pleased to stipulate his place to a different social employee."
The case was continued till subsequent month for additional background info and Forrest had his bail continued.
At an earlier listening to Paul Jamieson, prosecuting, stated the couple's relationship started in 2015 and the primary assault occurred after when the lady arrived house with procuring on July 6, 2017.
The couple had an argument of their driveway the place Forrest had been engaged on Monoblock.
Mr Jamieson advised the court docket: "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 power that the rear wiper broke and he or she fell to the bottom."
4 months later the couple argued of their bed room and Forrest once more grabbed his associate 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 up and doing a number of occasions, inflicting her nostril to bleed.
"The lady's mother and father noticed her that night time. There was blood on her head and purple marks on her neck. She was extraordinarily upset."
The third assault occurred on August 8, 2020.
By this time the couple had separated however had been nonetheless involved over their shared property.
The fiscal stated: "She talked about cash he owed her mother and father and he snapped.
"He put each arms round her neck and commenced to choke her, proscribing her respiration.
"She tried to push him away, mouthing 'I can not breathe', and the accused stated 'I do not care if I'm going to jail. You are going to die at my arms, you cow.'
"The lady was scared she would die. She felt she was starting to move out, however after 15-20 seconds the accused let go and walked away."
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