A bin-raking boyfriend who tormented his former partner in Dundee, the Canary Islands and Florida must pay her £3,000.
Jamie Gowans was sentenced for acting threateningly towards the woman between 2017 and 2019 and for a further abusive course of conduct in 2019 and 2020.
He abused her on holiday, sped in front of her car, chased her on foot and rummaged through her bins.
The abuse ended with him threatening to kill his victim if she was seeing another man.
As well as the thousands in compensation, the 30-year-old must complete 300 hours of unpaid work.
He was placed under supervision for two years and instructed to complete the Caledonian Men’s Project for rehabilitating domestic offenders.
Gowans’ ex-partner will be protected by a non-harassment order for the next five years.
Years of torment
Gowans began abusing the woman in February 2017.
He threatened her, made offensive remarks and accused her of being physically attracted to others, including members of her own family.
During a 2017 trip to Lanzarote, he hurled and damaged a number of the woman’s belongings, including a children’s buggy.
Early the following year, in Dundee, he locked her in a property against her will.
In June, during a trip to Florida, Gowans made offensive remarks to her and her family members, including her young son.
He made more offensive remarks to her at a hotel in Edinburgh in September 2018.
His campaign of abuse resumed in April 2019 when his behaviour became controlling and coercive.
Repeatedly acting aggressively, he refused to leave her property and attended at places where he knew she would be.
He verbally abused her while in Tenerife in June 2019.
Turned violent
Six months later, he attempted to assault the woman while she was carrying an infant child after swearing in her face.
In February 2020, he seized her, shook her violently, threw her off a bed and dragged her along the floor by her feet.
She was left injured after he pinned her down and he smashed her phone.
In May, he again refused to leave her property and sent multiple texts apologising.
A month later, he arrived at her home with flowers, despite being told not to.
Later in June, he texted the woman asking where she was and told her he knew anyway.
Kill threat
He arrived in his car at Dundee’s Stannergate and drove at speed before slamming on his brakes.
Gowans left his vehicle and began to act aggressively towards her and a relative.
He followed them in his vehicle and pursued them on foot.
After attempting to enter their vehicle, Gowans used his own car to block their route, before driving off at speed.
His reign of terror culminated in August 2020 when he rummaged through her household rubbish to try to ascertain who had been drinking alcohol with her.
Gowans told the woman if he found out that she had had another man in the property and he could work out who it was, he would kill her.
Attitude change expected
Gowans. of Gotterstone Drive, returned to the dock at Dundee Sheriff Court after a trial in November.
Sheriff Paul Brown said: “These are serious offences.
“If you breach this order, it’s an alternative to custody so prison will be available to me again.
“At times you accept wrongdoing. At times, you seem indignant to wrongdoing.
“I expect to see a change in your attitude.”
A community payback order review will take place in August.
Gowans’ solicitor John Boyle, said: “There is an acceptance from him of some wrongdoing.”
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