BOWHILL MAN SCOTT BRENNAN GUILTY OF ASSAULTING EX-PARTNER
A Bowhill man attacked his former partner by grabbing her by the throat and pushing her onto the sofa.Scott Brennan, aged 41 of Kirkburn Drive, appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court for sentencing after admitting that on November 25 at an address in Bowhill, he assaulted his partner by seizing her by the throat.
Defence solicitor Peter Robertson stated that his client was remorseful and the incident occurred following the breakup of a relationship that lasted over 20 years.
Sheriff Allan Findlay commented, “You have a record of violence and this is another conviction of violence.” Brennan was subsequently sentenced to a five-month restriction of liberty order and a one-year non-harassment order.