MAN JAILED FOR BRUTAL DAYLIGHT ASSAULT ON PARTNER IN INVERNESS
A man has been jailed after attacking his partner in a field, leaving her bloodied before good samaritans came to her aid.In what was a daylight attack in a public place, witnesses saw Shaun Stewart run after the woman and grab her by the hair and pull her to the ground.
The assault left the woman “distressed” and “crying” with “blood on her face”, Inverness Sheriff Court heard.
Stewart, 29, appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court for sentencing, having previously admitted assaulting the woman to injury in an incident on November 20 last year.
The charge states that Stewart assaulted the woman and pursued her, seized her by the hair, and pulled her to the ground, all to her injury – and that he committed those offences while on bail.
Witnesses saw Stewart act in the manner described—he ran after the woman when she left their vehicle, seized her by the hair, and pulled her to the ground.
The woman was seen distressed, crying, with blood on her face from an injury, and police attended the scene, photographing injuries including swelling to her right eye, bleeding, and a swollen nose.
She was taken to Raigmore Hospital but left the same day and did not cooperate further with police.
Stewart's solicitor stated he accepted responsibility, citing family tragedy and excessive drinking at the time of the offense.
The sheriff labeled the assault as “extremely serious,” and Stewart was sentenced to 12 months in custody and placed under an 18-month non-harassment order preventing contact with the victim.
