A KELTY man who hit his partner with a rounders bat signed by an apparently famous New Zealander was placed on a community payback order this week.

Peter Powrie, 34, of Main Street, assaulted the woman after a fall out which followed a trip to a local pub.

He appeared for sentencing at Dunfermline Sheriff Court on Wednesday after earlier admitting that he assaulted his partner on October 2 at Main Street by repeatedly pushing her on the body, brandishing a baseball bat or similar instrument at her, pursuing her, repeatedly striking her on the head, causing her to fall to the ground and repeatedly punching and kicking her on the head and body to her injury.

He also admitted a second charge where he assaulted a man on the same date at Seafar Drive by jumping on his back, kneeing him on the body and repeatedly striking him on the head with a baseball bay or similar instrument.

Depute Fiscal, Azrah Yousaf, said Powrie and the complainer had been together for two years prior to the incident and the relationship had deteriorated.

He had been to the pub and an argument had started on his return home.

"The accused managed to get hold of a bat, a baseball bat, and started to brandish it at the complainer and was shouting at her," she told the Court.

"She tried to get away and he was seen to strike her in more of a jabbing motion. The other man tried to intervene and he was also assaulted."

Defence solicitor, Alexander Flett, said an argument had started after Powrie's partner had accused him of behaving in a flirtatious manner with a member of staff at the pub.

"It was a rounders bat apparently signed by a famous New Zealander and he was poking the complainer with it," he told the Court. "He accepts the charges look significantly more serious but the reality is not as serious. The parties have done their best to put this behind them.

"He has stopped drinking so they discuss any issues properly rather than have things escalating."

Sheriff Craig McSherry placed Powrie on a community payback order for 12 months and ordered him to do 100 hours of unpaid work within 12 months.