A profoundly deaf woman threw herself from a moving vehicle to escape her abusive boyfriend.
Scott Fraser, 47, appeared in the dock and admitted a catalogue of abuse against his former partner over a three-month period.
Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard how the woman pulled on the handbrake before leaping from the moving car in a desperate attempt to get away.
Fraser, who is also deaf, drove off and left her lying injured in the street.
She was later taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with a number of injuries and a deep laceration to her head.
The court heard how Fraser also punched and spat in the victim’s face during his jealous rages between August 1 2020 and 16 November 2020.
Woman asked accused to stop the car
Fiscal depute Ruaridh McAllister told the court that on November 16 2020 Fraser arrived at his former partner’s new flat and begged her to get back with him, which she rejected.
He then managed to convince her to walk to his car and tricked her it was close by when it was in fact half a mile from her home, near Woodside School.
When she expressed concern for her safety he pushed her to the chest with his closed fists and she began to cry.
“The accused told her to ‘get in the f**king car,” Mr McAllister told the court.
“The complainer did not have her mobile phone with her and she feared that the accused would assault her if she refused.
“He said he would drop her at a nearby shop, however, the accused started driving in a different direction than she expected.
“His demeanour changed for the worst and he began shouting and swearing at her, stating: ‘You’ve got a new boyfriend, I know you’ve been lying to me’.
“She repeatedly asked the accused to stop the vehicle, but he ignored the requests.”
As the car was moving the woman grabbed and pulled the handbrake in an effort to stop it, but Fraser kept driving, telling her he would “jump off a cliff if she left him”.
The woman then opened the door and threw herself from the moving vehicle and rolled into the road.
Mr McAllister said that Fraser then tried to get the woman to her feet, before leaving her lying in the road.
“He did not contact an ambulance,” the fiscal depute added.
The woman was later taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where she was treated for a number of injuries to her upper body and legs.
She also had a two-centimetre laceration to the back of her head that required to be sutured and will leave a scar.
Fraser pleaded guilty to one charge of carrying out a course of behaviour that was abusive towards his partner.
‘I have considered whether I should send you to prison’
Defence agent Graeme Murray described Fraser’s offences as “unsavoury” and “unpleasant” for his partner.
“The breakdown of the relationship has been quite a significant trauma to his life – he is a very anxious person,” Mr Murray said.
“He found it difficult to deal with and he is resigned to the fact that he needs some help.
“He is aware that this is a serious matter.”
Sheriff Andrew Miller told Fraser that his offences were a “serious case of abusive behaviour” towards his former partner.
“This court can only take a serious view of these offences and the significant impact of your abusive conduct towards the complainer,” he said.
“And I have considered whether I should send you to prison for these offences.”
As an alternative to a prison sentence, Sheriff Miller sentenced Fraser to a community payback order with supervision for two years and ordered him to carry out 210 hours of unpaid work.
He also ordered Fraser, of Arbroath Way, Aberdeen, to take part in a domestic abuse programme and put a two-year non-harassment order in place.
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