PERTH MAN ORDERED TO STAY AWAY FROM WIFE FOR 10 YEARS AFTER TWO ASSAULTS
An abusive husband who said he had no memory of assaulting his wife has been ordered to stay away from her for 10 years.Gerald Cruickshanks twice woke his partner in the early hours and attacked her, Perth Sheriff Court heard.
On March 9, 2019, he grabbed his now ex-wife and pulled her head to her injury, leaving her with a mark on her jaw.
Fiscal depute Elizabeth Hodgson said Cruickshanks, of Muirhall Road, Perth, had "no recollection of either incident".
He was drinking alcohol during both attacks.
The sheriff ordered him to comply with a restriction of liberty order, meaning he must stay at home between 7pm and 7am for 136 days, and issued a 10-year non-harassment order to protect his ex-wife.