A drunken brute who repeatedly slapped and spat on a 88-year-old girl earlier than turning on his associate has been jailed.
Andrew Craig, 49, and his associate Elizabeth McGrath have been evicted from their property in April resulting from delinquent behaviour.
When Ms McGrath went to stay at her mom Agnes’s home, Craig spent the day ingesting booze.
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Sozzled Craig turned as much as Agnes's residence in Barrhead’s Carlibar Highway and began repeatedly slapping her.
He then punched Elizabeth and pulled her hair.
Craig appeared at Paisley Sheriff Court docket on Friday from custody, having spent the final 15 weeks in remand for the horrific assaults.
Procurator fiscal depute Edwin Sheeran informed the court docket Elizabeth and Craig have been in an on/off relationship for 5 years.
Mr Sheeran defined: “Round 8.30pm on April 7, 2022, each Agnes and Elizabeth McGrath have been inside the property when the accused attended on the entrance door.
“An argument happened at the moment and the accused entered the property and sat down on the couch.
“Agnes McGrath tried to contact police and Craig slapped the again of her head then slapped her proper cheek earlier than spitting on the best aspect of her face.
“Agnes requested he depart and Elizabeth tried to get him to depart, however he punched her a number of instances to the chest and pulled her hair.
“The accused then left at this level and the witnesses heard him saying, ‘What the f**ok you gonna do about it?’
“At 9.15pm, police attended and famous Agnes was upset and indignant.
“Elizabeth gave an account of her assault and that she seen the accused assault her mom.
“The accused was traced, arrested and held in custody.”
Craig’s defence solicitor informed the court docket the connection between Elizabeth and Craig - who's a father of two daughters - was “ongoing”, along with her visiting him weekly in jail.
She defined: “Mr Craig speaks along with his associate virtually day by day on the phone and there's no issues.
“He's now 49 and his offending behaviour didn’t begin till 2011.
“Alcohol is on the root of his whole offending historical past.
“On this night, he had been evicted from his lodging. Ms McGrath returned to her mom’s residence and he had nowhere to go.
“He spent the day ingesting alcohol and turned up within the hope to remain the evening and he's disgusted with himself.
“He's grateful there was no harm prompted, however he stays disgusted along with his conduct.”
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Sentencing, Sheriff Gillian Craig stated: “I’m positive within the chilly mild of day once you have a look at your actions that you're horrified.
“This was an assault on a 88-year-old girl and an assault of your associate the place you repeatedly - and I pay attention to the phrase ‘repeatedly’ - punched her on the physique and seized her by the hair, and as such, I see no various than a custodial sentence.”
Sheriff Craig locked up the brute, who was described as a prisoner of Low Moss, for 12 months backdated to April 8.
As well as, Craig was made topic to a non-harassment order for 3 years.
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