A yob who punched his girlfriend unconscious following an attack in the city centre has been locked up for 17 months.
Andrew Adamson, 24, was jailed at Dundee Sheriff Court after admitting assault and aggressive behaviour towards police.
The court heard that after punching his girlfriend, who fell to the ground, apparently unconscious, Adamson then began shouting “disgusting”, violent and sexual threats at police and their family members.
Fiscal depute Eilidh Robertson told the court Adamson first came to the attention of police when he was observed on CCTV at Commercial Street, at 2.20am on November 2 last year, in the company of his partner Jane Small.
The fiscal said: “Ms Small ran towards the accused and he forcibly pushed her to the ground, punching her in the face.
“She landed on the ground and appeared on camera to be unconscious.”
When officers arrived Ms Small was said to be regaining consciousness.
Police noted she appeared distressed. However, Ms Small refused to provide a statement and refused medical treatment.
Adamson was traced nearby five minutes later and immediately became aggressive towards police officers as they moved to arrest him.
He began to shout and swear and made threats to the officers and their family members. The threats were of a violent and sexual nature and were repeatedly made to officers on the scene and later at the charge bar area of headquarters.
Solicitor Paul Parker Smith, defending, told the court Adamson and Ms Small had both drank alcohol and had an argument in a pub, before Adamson left the premises.
Mr Parker Smith said: “She then followed him and he was annoyed by that and accepts that he punched her once.
“In the cold light of sobriety, it is something he regrets but he cannot turn back the clock.”
Adamson, of Perth Prison, admitted assaulting his partner Jane Small by punching her on the face, knocking her to the ground, rendering her unconscious.
He further admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by making threats of violence towards police officers and their families.
Sheriff Carmichael said: “Because of the nature of this assault as seen on CCTV and the highly inappropriate things you said to police officers, I have concluded the only appropriate sentence is one of imprisonment.”
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