A Dundee man has been jailed after admitting assaulting an 18-year-old woman.
Andrew Pattie, 21, of Americanmuir Road, admitted assaulting Nicola Easton, putting his arm across her throat and grabbing a mobile phone from her on January 11 at Baldovan Terrace.
He had previously admitted on the same date wilfully or recklessly destroying or damaging property belonging to another and kicking the rear light of a car, smashing it.
He had also previously admitted resisting, obstructing or hindering police constables Gareth Irons and Lauren Jeffrey and violently lashing out with his arms and legs.
The court heard Miss Easton had been “extremely uncooperative” with police and claimed she had not met Pattie before this.
Depute fiscal Eilidh Robertson said they had been walking home from a party and they were in Baldovan Terrace around 1am when three individuals in homes overlooking the road heard shouting.
She said: “The parties all looked outside and could see the accused putting his arm across the throat of the complainer while trying to grab a mobile telephone from her and there was a struggle over the mobile phone.”
The witnesses phoned the police as they were concerned for Miss Easton.
Ms Robertson said: “She was able to break free from the accused and he kicked the rear of a motor vehicle.”
She added: “The accused was detained and became violent, struggled with them and lashed out with his arms and legs.”
Defending, Jack Brown said: “Drink had been taken. That had been a difficulty he had been dealing with over a period of time as well as issues with anger management.”
He said Miss Easton had been on the phone to someone who was bad-mouthing Pattie and he wanted that to end.
“In the course of that struggle he put his arm across Miss Easton’s throat,” Mr Brown said.
Sheriff David Hall told Pattie there was no alternative to custody and sentenced him to five months.