An Inverness man was jailed for 15 months for police assault and threatening behaviour after police were called to a house in Sutherland.
Lee Dyce appeared before a city jury yesterday facing trial on four charges including one of assaulting Kimberley Fraser.
Dyce, of Kessock Avenue, denied assaulting Miss Fraser to her severe injury and permanent disfigurement, two charges of police assault and one of behaving in a threatening manner.
The offences were alleged to have taken place in a house in Elizabeth Court, Dornoch on December 7 last year.
But when Miss Fraser, 34, took the witness box, she said she was so intoxicated on alcohol and medication, she couldn’t remember what happened.
Fiscal depute Michelle Molley did not question her further and defence solicitor Marc Dickson sought a brief adjournment.
He later told Sheriff Gordon Fleetwood that Dyce would admit the police assault and threatening behaviour charges but not the assault on Ms Fraser.
Dyce had attempted to head-butt one constable and spat on another after they had answered the 999 call. As he was being arrested, Dyce struggled, shouted and swore and threatened the officers with violence.
Ms Molley accepted those pleas and the trial ended.
Dyce, who admitted 59 previous convictions, some for previous police assaults, was jailed for 15 months.
But as he had been freed after just nine weeks from an 18 week prison sentence 10 days before the Dornoch offences, Sheriff Fleetwood added a further 53 days to take into account the unexpired portion.