A woman was punched and kicked by her husband during a drunken domestic assault in Lochore.

The culprit was 49-year-old Darren Stephen, now living in Dunfermline.

He appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court for sentencing having admitted offences committed on May 8 in Lochore.

He assaulted his wife by pushing her, causing her to strike her head against a wall and fall to the floor where he kicked her and punched her on the body.

He repeatedly forced open a door, causing her to fall to the floor whereby he kicked her and poured a liquid over her, to her injury.

He repeatedly shouted and swore at her, repeatedly made offensive comments and threw various objects about the room.

Depute fiscal Catherine Stevenson said the couple had been drinking together from 4pm and later Stephen was seen in his garden shouting and swearing which continued “for several hours”.

At around 10pm he went into the living room and began arguing with his wife, which escalated into him calling her offensive names then assaulting her.

Defence solicitor Ian Beatson said his client worked as a delivery driver. The couple had met at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and later they had both relapsed into drinking.

Sheriff Garry Sutherland described Stephen’s actions as “very unsavoury behaviour fuelled by alcohol”.

He imposed a structured deferred sentence which will run until May 8 and a one-year non-harassment order.