A MAN admitted punching both his partner and his mother after a wedding.

Kyle Sproule, of Carrick Drive, Crosshill, pleaded guilty to four charges where he uttered threats of violence towards his parents and his partner, seized his partner by the neck and pushed her to the ground and punched his mother on the head, on September 17 at both his home address and Kirkbride Crescent in Ayr.

The 23-year-old appeared before Sheriff Mhari McTaggart at Ayr Sheriff Court last week.

Procurator Fiscal, Lorri Pigeon, explained: “The accused and the complainer have been in a relationship for six years.

“During the evening of September 17, they were at a wedding reception with the accused parents and they had both been consuming alcohol. At around 1:30am the accused and the complainer left to go home and when they returned to the house, the accused began accusing the complainer of kissing another man.

“He grabbed her by the neck and pushed her to the ground. After, the accused went upstairs, and the complainer went to the accused parents’ house.

“The accused attended a while after and began shouting at this mother and father. 

“His parents tried to calm him down, however, he spat in his mother’s face and punched her in the face. He also spat in his father’s face.”

The court heard how Sproule threatened to “kill” his parents and that he was going to “burn the house down”.

“The accused left the house and his father contacted the police. Police attended the property and traced the accused to his home address. He wasn’t formally cautioned or charged due to his intoxicated state.”

Speaking on his behalf, defence solicitor, Quinton Muir, said: “The social work report tells you that there have been issues going on in the family.

“He accepts that he had taken a large amount of alcohol that night and his father and his partner are here today, and they are supportive of him.

“He pleaded guilty at the first opportunity and his parents are keen to build bridges.”

Sheriff McTaggart addressed Sproule and said: “As an alternative to custody, I am going to order you to carry out a community payback order. If you are going to continue to act in this manner, you will end up in custody.”

Sproule was given 18 months supervision and he has been ordered to perform 190 hours of unpaid work within 12 months.