A home abuser who attacked his companion twice in three days has been spared jail.
Hamilton Sheriff Court docket heard that Grant Sneddon accused the girl of being a "drama queen" when she would not cease screaming after he punched her.
The 33-year-old was given a group payback order after he admitted assaulting the girl at his house in Cleland on January 1 and three final yr.
Paul Jamieson, prosecuting, stated Sneddon awoke his girlfriend at 4am on New 12 months's Day and an argument ensued about an ex-partner.
The fiscal said: "He climbed on prime of the girl, straddled her and pinned down her arms.
"He then utilized strain to her neck and he or she had issue respiratory due to this.
"It lasted 10 to fifteen minutes, with the sufferer making an attempt to battle him off. Each events went to mattress after this and there was no harm to her."
A second assault occurred shortly after the couple went to mattress about 5am on January 3.
Sneddon checked his companion's cellphone and noticed an previous WhatsApp message from an ex-boyfriend.
Mr Jamieson instructed the courtroom: "He grew to become enraged and accused her of dishonest on him.
"He climbed on prime of her and sat on her chest as she lay in mattress.
"She was in a position to break away, however the accused pushed her in regards to the bed room and he or she bumped into the lavatory.
"The accused adopted, pulled her into the corridor and punched her to the attention, knocking her off her toes.
"He shouted at her to cease screaming as she was 'being a drama queen'.
"He then dragged her by the hair and as she tried to slip down the steps he stood on her physique to forestall her from transferring.
"Ultimately the sufferer was in a position to go away the home and he or she drove to the accused's mom's tackle as she was the closest particular person she knew."
Sneddon's mom noticed she had an harm to her eye and was in a "hysterical" state.
She agreed to take her to hospital, however earlier than they may go away Sneddon turned up and instructed his companion, "sorry. I did not imply it. If the police get phoned I am getting lifted".
Mr Jamieson added: "The accused's mom instructed him to go away as what he'd achieved was unacceptable. The ladies then went to Wishaw Common Hospital.
"On their means they flagged down a police automobile.The sufferer instructed officers what had occurred and stated she'd been 'frightened for her life' as she tried to battle off the accused."
Hospital employees discovered that the girl had a swollen nostril, a black eye and a reduce beneath the attention that needed to be glued.
She had bruising to each arms and her neck, chest and legs.
After finding out background stories, Sheriff Ray Small put Sneddon below supervision for 20 months and ordered him to hold out 160 hours of unpaid group work.
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