A 16-year-old girl begged for mercy as her former boyfriend bit her face and dragged her across the floor.
Ryan Cooper, 21, was jailed for 22 months and placed under a supervised release for a further year at Dundee Sheriff Court.
Sheriff George Way said: “Having considered the gravity of the offences and the nature of your report, it’s clear nothing other than a custodial sentence will answer these offences.”
Cooper subjected his teenage ex-girlfriend to a terrifying ordeal at his former home in Lordburn Place, Forfar, in November last year.
Bit and slapped young girl
Fiscal depute Lora Apostolova told the court: “On November 16, the accused and the complainer, 16, had been consuming alcohol.
“He became angry, calling the complainer a ‘whore’ and accusing her of cheating on him.
“He grabbed her by the throat.
“He told her if she told anyone he would kill her family.
“His sister heard this and recorded it.
“The complainer said ‘please, stop hurting me’.
“He told her to get on a bed and told her if she didn’t he would hit her.
“He bit her on the chin, slapped her face, dragged her across the living room.
“She kept telling him she had not done anything.”
Sought mental health help
Another witness heard the commotion and went to the property.
They looked through the letterbox and saw Cooper shouting at his victim.
The young girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had bite marks on her and bruising to her cheek and arm.
Ms Apostolova added: “The accused went to his GP the following day to get help with his mental health.”
Cooper, now of Perth, admitted assaulting his partner, threatening violence, calling her derogatory names, seizing her by the throat, biting her, slapping her and dragging her across the floor on November 16 2021.
Threatened other children
He also admitted three days before, trying to hit a teenage girl with a bottle, possessing an offensive weapon, shouting, swearing and threatening violence against a 12-year-old in Forfar.
Of the earlier offence, Ms Apostolova told the court: “The accused was at the home address of his mother on November 13.
“A witness heard shouting and the accused was having an argument.
“He went into a nearby flat and grabbed a bottle.
“He attempted to hit a 17-year-old.
“A 12-year-old boy went to his address and the accused came out with a knife.
“It was a six-inch blade.
“He told the boy he would ‘do him in’ and ran towards him with the knife.”
