INVERNESS MAN JAILED FOR DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND VIOLENCE
A jealous boyfriend, Steven Urquhart, 42, of 14 Brown Street, Inverness, assaulted his partner, Nadia Ebrihem, after suspecting she was seeing another man.During the incident, he beat her and poured a carton of milk over her head.
Urquhart also punched and kicked Ms Ebrihem as she shouted for help from her neighbours.
The offense took place at her flat in Chattan Avenue in February this year.At Inverness Sheriff Court, Urquhart admitted to charges of punching her in the face, kicking her on the body, resisting arrest, and assaulting a police officer.
The court heard that the couple had been in a relationship but separated in December 2014.
However, they had recently reconciled shortly before the incident, during which she mentioned another man, and Urquhart became enraged.He punched her, causing a cut and swelling, then forced her head against a wall, leading her to fall to the ground where he continued to kick her.
Ms Ebrihem managed to call the police and shout for help, but Urquhart arrived and poured milk over her and pulled her by the hair.
When police arrived, Urquhart acted aggressively, struggling violently with officers and kicking one policeman in the chest.
Ms Ebrihem sustained several cuts and bruises but no fractures or internal injuries.Sentence has been deferred until June 10 for a background report by Sheriff Margaret Neilson.
