An unwelcome first foot battered through a mattress barricade set up by his fearful ex to keep him out in a “atrocious” Angus incident.
Scott Logan went to the former family home in Brechin on January 1, just a couple of weeks after the break-down of his seven-year relationship with his former partner.
She had been worried the 29-year-old might appear and had set up a barrier behind the front door to stop him getting in, but Forfar Sheriff Court heard it did not deter the angry accused.
Depute fiscal Bill Kermode said the relationship had ended after Logan treated the woman badly and on New Year’s Day she was in the house with the front door locked.
“She put a mattress and other items in front of the door to prevent him gaining entry,” he said.
“She then heard the front door being unlocked and knew it would be the accused.
“He managed to force his way through the obstruction by sheer force and made his way into the living room.”
Logan, who admitted behaving in a threatening and abusive manner at the house in Union Street, Brechin on January 1, repeatedly shouted abuse and started throwing things around the room.
The distressed victim contacted her father, before Logan’s mother also showed up.
Mr Kermode said the accused and his mother were asked to leave the property.
Logan was later traced around 6pm at his mother’s home.
He made no reply when cautioned and charged over the offence.
Defence solicitor Julie Young said: “He accepts that his behaviour on that night was atrocious.
“The parties had very recently separated. He had been informed that she was seeing someone else and he had certain items within the property that he wanted to retrieve.
“He took matters into his own hands rather than going through the proper channels.”
She added: “He has tendered a plea at the earliest opportunity and has no contact with his ex-partner now.”
Sheriff Jillian Martin-Brown told Logan she was concerned by a previous conviction for domestic matters on his record, adding: “I want to keep an eye on this and will defer sentence for six months for good behaviour.”
