A Nairn man has been found guilty of assaulting his wife in their home.
Lewis McKinstrey, 28, will be sentenced later in the year after being found guilty in a trial at Inverness Sheriff Court yesterday.
The court heard that his wife Susanne was left with bruising in several areas and a bite mark on her finger after the attack in the early hours of the morning.
The incident happened on January 31 this year at an address in Lawrie Drive in Nairn.
McKinstrey, now of 34 Balmakeith Park, Nairn, was found to have assaulted his wife by seizing her wrists, repeatedly pushing her on her body and biting her finger, all to her injury.
Giving evidence, Mrs McKinstrey said she had been out with friends on a hen night in Nairn.
She had encountered her husband in town and the two of them eventually shared a taxi home together, admitting they were both “drunk”.
She told the court that atmosphere between them was “not good” and they had begun to argue over a private matter.
She said McKinstrey initially grabbed her wrist and then pushed her several times, including over a small table knocking over a lamp.
He also bit her finger.
After escaping Mrs McKinstrey called the police and locked herself in a bathroom until officers arrived.
The victim was left with bruising on her left arm, right thigh and her back, as well as a bite mark on the ring finger of her left hand.
Constable Gary Taylor , 51, told the court that Mrs McKinstrey had “obviously been crying” and was “visibly shaking” when police arrived at the scene.
McKinstrey’s solicitor Neil Wilson lodged a special defence that his client had acted in self-defence and that his wife had been the aggressor.
However, McKinstrey was found guilty of the single charge by Sheriff Peter Grant-Hutchison.
Sentence has been deferred to August 2 for the preparation of background reports.
