The alleged sufferer of a severe assault turned violent when cops arrived at his girlfriend's residence.
Steven Summers denied he'd been attacked and claimed he suffered his "important" eye damage when he fell from a roof whereas working.
Summers, 39, of Glen Avenue, Larkhall, is already serving two years in jail for a knife assault and had 5 months added to that at Hamilton Sheriff Court docket.
He admitted resisting arrest and breaching a bail curfew by being at his girlfriend Laura McIntyre's residence in Patrickholm Avenue, Stonehouse.
McIntyre, 39, admitted kicking a police officer, making an attempt to chunk him on the hand and spitting on his arm.
She prevented a jail sentence and was as a substitute given a neighborhood payback order.
The court docket heard Summers was jailed for 2 years in April for stabbing a person in Avon Street, Larkhall on September 3, 2020.
Shortly earlier than midnight on November 8 final yr police went to Patrickholm Avenue after McIntyre phoned to say her boyfriend had been attacked.
Jennifer Cunningham, prosecuting. stated: "Summers was requested about an damage to his eye. He acknowledged he had been engaged on a roof and fell from scaffolding.
"He and McIntyre denied contacting the police and requested the officers to go away.
"They started to behave aggressively and each have been arrested. Extra police models have been requested to attend.
"Officers took Summers to Wishaw Common Hospital for remedy.
"McIntyre stated she had Covid signs, but it surely was later confirmed she wasn't affected by the virus."
Defence agent Ian Scott stated Summers had, certainly, been assaulted on the night time in query.
The solicitor informed Sheriff Martin Jones: "He suffered important damage. This occurred on his method residence after work.
"He was below curfew at his personal tackle however took refuge at Ms McIntyre's residence."
Jailing Summers, Sheriff Jones stated: "Custody is the one acceptable sentence and is critical given your file."
Mr Scott stated mum of 4 McIntyre had been ingesting and could not keep in mind a lot concerning the incident.
He added: "That is no excuse and she or he realises it was fully unacceptable behaviour. She was mortified by it."
The sheriff positioned McIntyre below supervision for 12 months and ordered her to attend dependancy counselling.
She should do 100 hours of unpaid neighborhood work and shall be electronically tagged for 5 months. Which means she is confined to her residence between 8pm and 7am every day.
Sheriff Jones warned her: "In case you breach this order the implications may very well be extraordinarily severe and you can go to jail."
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