Six months' jail for Latvian boxer who smashed partner's jaw
A Latvian boxer has been jailed for smashing his partner's jaw in several places.
- Published in the Courier : 22.02.12
- Published online : 22.02.12 @ 09.57am
Normunds Vilcinskus (39), of Marketgate, Arbroath, admitted assaulting the woman by punching her on the head to her injury, at his home address on January 14.
Arbroath Sheriff Court heard the couple had been in a relationship for 14 years and had a child together.
Depute fiscal Arlene Shaw said Vilcinskus came home ''extremely drunk'' at around 9pm and became aggressive towards his partner.
She added: ''There was a serious injury in this case. The accused is a trained boxer. The complainer was taken to hospital and was an in-patient over this incident.
''She suffered a fractured and broken jaw that required to be operated on. It was fractured in several places and required to be reset.''
When interviewed by police about the attack, Vilcinskus stated: ''I don't want my wife to make a statement. I'm sure she will not make a statement.''
Defence agent Nick Markowski said the couple's child lived in Latvia with grandparents.
He added: ''The catalyst for this was that he had been out to Latvia just before Christmas, and had left his partner at home with money she was to use to follow him to Latvia. He subsequently found out that all the money had been spent on alcohol.
''Mr Vilcinskus is a hard-working man and has been employed since coming to Scotland and has never been in trouble before. This has led to a loss of liberty, a loss of relationship, a loss of his home and of his job.''
Vilcinskus handed himself in to the police following the attack, telling officers in broken English that he ''needed the jail'' because he had just punched his partner.
Sheriff Kevin Veal said: ''The very serious nature of the injury sustained by the complainer and the fact that she had to be admitted to hospital makes this a very serious matter. This sort of injury is very severe in my opinion.''
Vilcinskus was sentenced to six months' imprisonment.
