A COWDENBEATH man who assaulted his partner then breached bail conditions banning him from seeing her was placed on a community payback order this week.

Peter Ward, 33, of Union Street, appeared for sentencing at Dunfermline Sheriff Court on Wednesday.

He had previously been found guilty of assaulting his partner at house in Netherton Road on July 17, by striking her on the arm with a door, attempting to punch her on the head, seizing her top which caused her to stumble, throwing a shoe at her and striking her on the body to her injury.

On the same date, he also behaved in a threatening or abusive manner which was likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm by repeatedly shouting and swearing at his partner, block her path in an attempt to prevent her from leaving the premises, repeatedly refuse to return her phone, throw her phone to the ground causing damage to it and follow her.

On the same date, on Netherton Road, he also drove after consuming alcohol when there was 47 microgrammes of alcohol in your breath when legal limit is 22.

Ward also admitted that on August 5, he failed to comply with bail conditions which said he must not approach, contact or communicate with his partner or enter the house in Netherton Road.

Depute Fiscal, Azrah Yousaf, said Ward had been called to the house by the complainer as a carpet had been destroyed due to water damage.

He left to go and get new flooring and returned to the house and left at around 9pm.

He returned the following day and worked on the floor and stayed the night. The following day, he went to work, returned to continue to lay flooring, and stayed the night again.

Solicitor, Ian Beatson, said his client continued to deny the domestic abuse offence which he had been found guilty of.

He added: "He appreciates he should not have gone round but was concerned for his son. He advises me that she wanted him to stay the night but he appreciates he should not have done.

It was a time when they were attempting to reconcile."

Sheriff Charles Macnair said Ward had been convicted at trial of an offence of domestic abuse, a road offence and had pleaded guilty to the breach of bail.

"There may have been some mitigation for you needing to repair the flooring." he told him. "There is no mitigation at all for you remaining within the house overnight.

"You are very, very close to a custodial sentence. I am just prepared, however, to deal with this by way of a non custodial sentence."

For the assault and the drink driving offences, he placed Ward on a community payback order with supervision for three years as well as the requirement to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work within six months. He was also banned from driving for 12 months.

For breaching his bail conditions, Ward was placed on a restriction of liberty order for 135 days where he will have to remain in his home address between 7pm and 7am.