{"id":4116694,"date":"2023-02-04T07:30:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T07:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/thecourier\/?post_type=fp&p=4116694"},"modified":"2023-02-06T11:16:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T11:16:42","slug":"jekyll-hyde-drowning-perthshire","status":"publish","type":"fp","link":"https:\/\/www.thecourier.co.uk\/fp\/news\/courts\/4116694\/jekyll-hyde-drowning-perthshire\/","title":{"rendered":"Jekyll and Hyde brute jailed for nearly drowning wife in Perthshire loch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"before-the-content-hook-1\" class=\"content-hook\"><\/div><p>A domestic thug who nearly drowned his asthmatic wife after plunging her head under the icy waters of a Perthshire loch has been jailed for four years.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Brown admitted holding Catriona Watson-Brown’s head underwater after menacingly beckoning her outside from their home.<\/p>\n<p>Brown, 59, who had been drinking heavily, bellowed “do you want to live or die?”<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Watson-Brown thought she was being murdered as she swallowed water and struggled to breathe in Loch Tummel.<\/p>\n<p>After the lochside assault, remorseless Brown grabbed his distraught wife and bit her twice on the face.<\/p>\n<p>The self-employed heating engineer had admitted endangering his wife\u2019s life in the domestically-aggravated assault on April 18.<\/p>\n<h2>‘You put your wife in fear of her life’<\/h2>\n<p>Appearing at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecourier.co.uk\/tag\/perth-sheriff-court\/\">Perth Sheriff Court<\/a> for sentencing, shameless Brown, of Strathtummel, near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecourier.co.uk\/tag\/pitlochry\/\">Pitlochry<\/a>, had argued against the content of a social work report which suggested a pattern of coercive control.<\/p>\n<p>Sentencing Brown to 48 months in prison – with another two on licence upon release – Sheriff William Wood said: “You drew her into the water by force.<\/p>\n<p>“You plunged her so that she was completely covered by water, causing her to have a considerable amount of sustained fear for her life.<\/p>\n<p>“You shouted at her ‘do you want to live or die? If you want to live with me you better behave yourself.’<\/p>\n<p>“In my mind that is a clear indication of coercive control.<\/p>\n<p>“It is clear you put your wife in fear of her life.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--image alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 620px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embed--image__container\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3315243 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/05\/SheriffWilliamWood-1h3u4roch-802x564.jpg\" alt=\"Sheriff William Wood.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/05\/SheriffWilliamWood-1h3u4roch-802x564.jpg 802w, https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/05\/SheriffWilliamWood-1h3u4roch-256x180.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/05\/SheriffWilliamWood-1h3u4roch-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/05\/SheriffWilliamWood-1h3u4roch-529x372.jpg 529w, https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/05\/SheriffWilliamWood-1h3u4roch-119x84.jpg 119w, https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/05\/SheriffWilliamWood-1h3u4roch-68x48.jpg 68w, https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/05\/SheriffWilliamWood-1h3u4roch.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/> <\/div>\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text caption\">Sheriff William Wood.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n<p>“You followed her back to the bedroom and you tried to kiss her and in a fit of pique you bit her.<\/p>\n<p>“This would not indicate the actions of someone who wanted to resolve things.<\/p>\n<p>“The assault on your wife could have lead to her drowning. She is asthmatic.<\/p>\n<p>“I am satisfied the threshold for custody has been reached and is the only appropriate disposal.”<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Watson-Brown had said a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishsentencingcouncil.org.uk\/about-sentencing\/orders\/#:~:text=Sexual%20Offences%20Prevention%20Order%20(SOPO,under%20the%20age%20of%2016.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">non-harassment order<\/a> was not necessary.<\/p>\n<h2>‘Sad end’ to marriage<\/h2>\n<p>In mitigation, defence solicitor Scott Jones said: “He fully accepts he is completely culpable for what happened.<\/p>\n<p>“He entered early pleas.<\/p>\n<p>He has not attempted to diminish his actions.<\/p>\n<p>“He has spent a significant amount of time in custody already.<\/p>\n<p>“He had indulged in alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>“It is a sad end to a marriage of 29 years.”<\/p>\n<h2>Jekyll and Hyde husband<\/h2>\n<p>The court heard the couple met while both were working for the BBC in the 1990s and moved from England to Highland Perthshire\u00a0in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Fiscal depute Lora Apostolova told the court Mrs Watson-Brown described her “Jekyll and Hyde” husband as a “kind, loving and generous man” but “particularly malicious and nasty” when he loses his temper.<\/p>\n<p>As his behaviour deteriorated in early 2022, they lived “almost separate lives”, the fiscal said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--image alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 620px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embed--image__container\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4003882\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/SMac_Jennifer_Macintyre_Wild_Campers_Loch_Tummel_38589038-7amemg63-846x564.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/SMac_Jennifer_Macintyre_Wild_Campers_Loch_Tummel_38589038-7amemg63-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/SMac_Jennifer_Macintyre_Wild_Campers_Loch_Tummel_38589038-7amemg63-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/SMac_Jennifer_Macintyre_Wild_Campers_Loch_Tummel_38589038-7amemg63-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/SMac_Jennifer_Macintyre_Wild_Campers_Loch_Tummel_38589038-7amemg63-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/SMac_Jennifer_Macintyre_Wild_Campers_Loch_Tummel_38589038-7amemg63-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/SMac_Jennifer_Macintyre_Wild_Campers_Loch_Tummel_38589038-7amemg63-558x372.jpg 558w, https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/SMac_Jennifer_Macintyre_Wild_Campers_Loch_Tummel_38589038-7amemg63-126x84.jpg 126w, https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/SMac_Jennifer_Macintyre_Wild_Campers_Loch_Tummel_38589038-7amemg63-72x48.jpg 72w, https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/SMac_Jennifer_Macintyre_Wild_Campers_Loch_Tummel_38589038-7amemg63-1728x1152.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/> <\/div>\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text caption\">Loch Tummel. Image: Steve MacDougall \/ DC Thomson.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n<p>The April 18 row began after Brown had questioned spending on their account in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>When he got home that night, he spent time listening to heavy rock music in his car – which he did “when he feels riled about something\u201d – before going inside.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Aposalova said:\u00a0\u201cShe turned around and, without saying anything, he beckoned her with one finger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough she was nervous, she went with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Perthshire lochside terror<\/h2>\n<p>Brown led his wife outside, down a path that leads to the lochside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe then took a tight hold of Mrs Watson-Brown\u2019s arm and start walking purposefully into the water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe appeared calm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe accused turned his wife round and got hold of her with both arms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe tried to shake him off but he was strong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe next thing she knew, she was pushed backwards so she was effectively lying on her back in the water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe accused then pushed her head completely under, so she was immersed and could not breathe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWater was going into her mouth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was petrified and believed she was going to die.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>‘Do you want to live or die?’<\/h2>\n<p>Ms Apostolova said the wife struggled but could not get away until he pulled her up.<\/p>\n<p>Brown repeatedly shouted at his wife as he shook her: \u201cDo you want to live or die?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He pushed her backwards again and told her: \u201cIf you\u2019re going to live with me, you better behave yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Back at the house, Brown told her: \u201cYou had this coming. You deserved this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When she said he nearly killed her, Brown replied: \u201cIf I wanted to kill you I would have.<\/p>\n<p>“This was just a threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms Apostolova said: \u201cThe accused sat down beside his wife and started talking to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe then seized her by the shoulders, pulled her close and bit her on the right cheek twice in quick succession.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Arrested<\/h2>\n<p>Mrs Watson-Brown surreptitiously called police before Brown made further threats with a knife.<\/p>\n<p>Police arrived that night and Brown was arrested.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--image alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 620px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embed--image__container\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3145505 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcluster.dctdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/SMac_Sheriff_Court_House_Perth_43448760-31my5o04i-846x564.jpg\" alt=\"Brown appeared at Perth Sheriff Court.\" 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