The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
DJ admitted to throttling his girlfriend
Atechno 'throttled his girlfriend and swung a baseball bat at her during a Ponth caPSaign of doPestic cruelty
&ontrolling 6teven 5ose Slagued his Sartner with Shone calls, Ponitored her social Pedia accounts and threatened to end their relationshiS if she went out with friends
+e Tui]]ed her about her PaNe uS when she caPe out to SicN hiP uS following a crash and threatened to send Shotos of her in a state of undress to Solice
7he year old aSSeared at 3erth 6heriff &ourt and adPitted engaging in an abusive course of behaviour against his now e[ Sartner at their hoPe in $uchterarder, and elsewhere, between 0ay ,
and -uly , )iscal deSute /ora $Sostolova said the relationshiS began in -uly
“7he coPSlainer and the accused Pet through Putual friends,” she said
“,n 0ay , the coPSlainer went to collect the accused following a car accident in $uchterardrer
“:hen she arrived, he fi[ated on her wearing PaNe uS
“6he e[Slained that she had been at &rieff +ydro, and he wanted to Nnow why and who she had Pet
“)ollowing this e[change, she cancelled her PePbershiS and never returned to the &rieff +ydro ”
7he court heard that 5ose threatened to end the relationshiS if his Sartner Pade arrangePents to see friends
“+e would not allow her friends to coPe and see her, alleging they were not genuine friends,” the fiscal deSute said
7he court heard the woPan sSent Post of her tiPe in her bedrooP and cut down on seeing friends
:hen she was with her
PuP, the coPSlainer was boPbarded by calls froP 5ose, asNing where she was, who she was with and telling her she needed to coPe to his worNSlace with his lunch
:hen she did go out with friends, 5ose routinely called her, dePanding to Nnow who she was with, where she was going, what tiPe she would be hoPe and how Puch alcohol she had consuPed, said 0s $Sostolova
“+e would say to her that he would end their relationshiS if she sSent too Puch tiPe with friends,” the Srosecutor said
7he court heard 5oss ranted at the woPan, called her a “slut” and a “MunNie,” during a holiday to 'oune in -uly
+e hauled a Pattress off their bed, NicNed a wall and sPashed his sunglasses
2n another occasion, 5ose went on an “area search” of $uchterarder, looNing for his Sartner, after she went out with a friend
:hen the woPan went on a weeNend to &lydebanN with Sals in , she woNe
in her hotel rooP to see Pissed calls and several Pessages froP her boyfriend
0s $Sostolova said: “%ecause of his behaviour, she cut the triS short 2n the Mourney bacN, she felt liNe she was having a Sanic attacN as she was concerned about how he would behave when she returned ”
7he court also heard that he tooN Shotos and videos of his Sartner in various states of undress, and threatened to show theP to Solice
7he relationshiS ended when 5ose Shysically assaulted his Sartner on -uly
)ollowing a row, the woPan was lying on the bed in the foetal Sosition, under the duvet
0s $Sostolova said: “7he accused tooN the duvet off and grabbed her by the necN with his right hand
“7he coPSlainer felt di]]y froP the Sressure aSSlied to her necN and she was struggling to breathe ”
6heriff 'avid +all told 5ose: “*iven the serious nature of the charges, , Pust defer sentence for reSorts ”