A jealous man caused £1,300 of damage trashing his ex’s Aberdeen flat after discovering her with his brother, a court has been told.
Angus Duncan, 20, struggled to accept that his relationship with the woman was over and flew into a “blackout rage” when he found her in their Aberdeen flat with his brother.
Aberdeen Sheriff Court was told Duncan slashed her clothes and a headboard, damaged her TV and smashed an oven door.
Fiscal depute Jennifer Pritchard said the couple had been together for around three-and-a-half years but separated in May this year.
They had shared a joint tenancy of a flat on Princes Street during their relationship.
Ms Pritchard said: “On June 21, the complainer returned home and found the accused lying in her bed.”
When challenged, Duncan “became irate” and began calling her offensive names.
The woman recorded this on her mobile.
Ms Pritchard said: “At 6.55pm on July 1 the complainer was within the locus with a friend. The accused also returned to the locus and asked the friend to leave the flat.
“The friend left and this caused an argument between the accused and the complainer. She also left to go and stay with that friend.”
Duncan’s solicitor said the friend was his brother.
Vandalism discovered
The woman returned around 2pm the following day and found the back door locked.
She could see Duncan inside through the letterbox and walked round to the front to get in.
The fiscal depute went on: “On entering she found that the accused was no longer within.
“She saw that the oven door was smashed and that there were deep scratches on two TV units in the living room.
“She proceeded to make her way into the bedroom and noticed several items of her clothing had been pulled from the wardrobe and were lying on the floor.
“One of her jackets and a dress had been slashed.”
She also noticed slashes to the material on her headboard and damage to a TV screen.
The estimated cost of the damage was £1,300.
‘I broke things because of my blackout rage’
Ms Pritchard added: “The accused was later traced and spoken to at Kittybrewster station.”
He admitted to police officers: “I broke things because of my blackout rage I had.”
Duncan, of Muiryhill, Banff, admitted charges of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner and vandalism.
Defence agent Gregor Kelly said his client, who now lives with his mother in Banff, recognised there was no justification for his “appalling conduct”.
He added that Duncan’s father had passed away in May around the same time the woman ended the relationship.
Mr Kelly said: “There was some discussion about staying friends and both perhaps seeing other people.
“He was still not accepting the relationship was over.”
The solicitor explained Duncan had gone to the flat and found the woman with his brother.
He then “embarked on a binge drinking spree” before damaging the property.
He added the stage crew worker “apologises”.
Sheriff Andrew Miller ordered Duncan to pay his ex £600 in compensation.
He also imposed six months of supervision and a two-year non-harassment order.
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