A domestic abuser has been ordered to appear before a sheriff after telling him: “You can stick your court up your a**e, you f***ing daftie.”
Christopher Walker is to be brought to court to face contempt proceedings after laughing as a court heard how he abused his eight months pregnant partner.
Dundee Sheriff Court was told the woman was terrified of Walker and barricaded her home with a chest of drawers when he turned up demanding entry.
The court was told she thought he would kill her if he got into her home.
She had the baby early through emergency C-section hours after Walker harangued her.
Video outburst
Walker, 37, of Dundee, admitted acting in a threatening or abusive manner towards the woman on September 14 this year.
Walker – who was attending proceedings via a prison video link – continually interrupted as fiscal depute Sarah Wilkinson recounted his bullying to the court.
Sheriff Paul Brown halted proceedings to check whether Walker was aware he could be heard in the court and the accused confirmed he knew it was a two-way link.
The sheriff had to halt proceedings twice more to chastise Walker for interrupting as he sniggered along while the court heard about his vile behaviour.
When the prosecutor told the court the baby boy had been born and the victim wanted a non-harassment order put in place, Walker kicked off on screen.
He said: “Don’t be putting a non-harassment order on me when I’ve just had a child.”
Sheriff Brown stopped the court and told Walker he would be brought at a later date in person for a contempt hearing.
Walker continued: “Wow, I’m scared. Just keep picking on the man.
“Gie’s life if you want. You can stick your court up your a**e, you f***ing daftie.”
He stood up and walked off.
Sentence was deferred, along with contempt proceedings and consideration of a non-harassment order.
Gave birth that night
The court heard the pair had been in a relationship for 18 months when he turned up at her home, where she was alone, on September 14.
She tried to hide from him but he spotted her looking out the window when she thought he had left and started shouting, calling her names and and kicking and banging.
Ms Wilkinson said: “She grabbed a heavy chest of drawers and placed it against the door.
“She was petrified and felt that if the accused was to get into the property he would have killed her.
“Due to being heavily pregnant, she was also worried for the safety of her unborn child.
“He pushed the door open slightly. He tried to move the barricade to get in.”
Police arrived and found the victim in a highly distressed state.
When they returned to the property to check on her welfare, they discovered the baby had been born prematurely later in the same evening.
Walker also admitted assaulting a stranger in the city’s Cotton Road on September 26 and having cocaine at Ninewells Hospital on January 26.
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