Inverness abuser who shouted at woman for being at shops too long to take part in a programme to rehabilitate him and change his attitudes towards women
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A 28-year-old Inverness man who carried out a course of domestic abuse against two partners between July 2012 and October 2019 has to take part in a programme to rehabilitate him and change his attitudes towards women.
Calum Sinclair, of Oakwood Court, Inverness appeared for sentence at the city’s sheriff court after admitting three charges of threatening or abusive behaviour and two of a campaign of abusive conduct.
The court heard that the women were subjected to abusive calls where threats were made, shouting and swearing and attempting to pull a cooker hood off a wall.
One victim was shouted and sworn at because she took too long at the shops.
Sheriff Margaret Neilson was told that another had a knife brandished at her because she had been up dancing at an event.
The victim was also put out of her house, fiscal depute Sharon Ralph added.
Defence solicitor Clare Russell said: “He accepts his short fuse didn’t help him deal with disputes appropriately.
“He has been in a new relationship for two years and there has been no further offending.”
Sheriff Neilson ordered Sinclair to take part in the programme, be under social work supervision for 18 months and to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work.
She declined to impose a non-harassment order to protect his two victims as he had “moved on” and had a new partner with no further offending.
