Man beat partner with belt, court told

A man battered his girlfriend while she was holding a four-month-old baby, it is claimed

Bright Aslim, 22, has been charged with grabbing Paula Palacz by the neck and lashing her with a belt.

Prosecutors insist he whipped her on the legs and ankles as she tried to call 999.

During a hearing at Paisley Sheriff Court, he denied attacking the woman and acting in a threatening or abusive manner.

Aslim is accused of assaulting the woman as she cradled the tot at a flat in Seedhill Road on May 1.

He is alleged to have seized her by the throat and thrown her on a sofa before taking the baby and putting him in a cot.

Aslim faces claims he then grabbed a belt from a drawer before striking her with it.

He spent a night in police custody after being arrested.

Londoner Aslim was living in a homeless unit in Abercorn Street at the time the allegations arose.

Sheriff Colin Pettigrew bailed him, but warned him to keep away from Ms Palacz.

He said:“Don’t phone her, don’t write to her, don’t text her, don’t go on the internet, don’t go on social media.”

The court heard a recording of an emergency call will be played during proceedings.

Three police officers are expected to appear in the witness box.

Sheriff Kevin Duffy continued the case until Friday.