ABERDEEN MAN AVOIDS PRISON DESPITE BRUTAL DOMESTIC ABUSE
Aberdeen Sheriff Court was told that Daniel Imlach feels “ashamed” and “regretful” about his actions.A serial domestic abuser who strangled his partner with such force she thought her eyes were going to “pop out of her head” has avoided a prison sentence.
Daniel Imlach, 35, appeared in the dock at Aberdeen Sheriff Court where he admitted violent domestic abuse charges against his now ex-girlfriend over a two-month period last year.
Imlach – who has previous convictions for violence towards previous partners – blamed that fact he was drinking eight cans of lager a night for his behaviour.
A doctor who examined the woman following the most brutal attack deemed Imlach’s actions “hazardous” to the woman’s life.
The court was told that Imlach feels “ashamed” and “regretful” about his actions.
She was assaulted multiple times, including being strangled with enough force to cause her to think her eyes might pop out, punched, and subjected to verbal abuse, culminating in police being called when she was found crying hysterically and with blood on her clothing.
Following his guilty plea, Imlach was sentenced to a community payback order with supervision for two years, ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work, to participate in a domestic abuse programme, and was given a five-year non-harassment order preventing him from approaching his former partner.
