Non-harassment order after row with pregnant partner in Inverness
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A Sutherland man who shouted and swore at his pregnant partner causing her to call the police has been ordered to stay away.
Joshua Latham (31) got into a row with the woman on September 23 last year at an address in Bught Drive, Inverness.
The city's sheriff court heard they were putting their 18-month-old son to bed when an argument broke out and the police were eventually called.
Latham, now of Sutherland Street, Helmsdale, admitted acting in a threatening and abusive manner by shouting, swearing and acting in an aggressive manner.
Defence agent Duncan Henderson said: "He accepts that this behaviour was unacceptable."
The court heard Latham had previously been ordered by the court to engage with a domestic abuse programme for another matter.
Sheriff David Harvie warned him: "You're running out of chances."
As a direct alternative to custody the sheriff imposed a community payback order.
Latham will be under supervision for one year and he has to carry out 108 hours of unpaid work in the community.
A non-harassment order will also be in place for the next two years.
