An Angus man’s 14-year campaign of domestic violence included throwing a frying pan at his victim and covering her with boiling oil.
Keith Greenhill, of Goosecroft, Forfar, was found guilty of assaulting the woman and subjecting her to a lengthy catalogue of abuse.
Greenhill followed her as she drove her bus route and set up cameras in their home to watch her.
The offender, who will be sentenced in July, would not let his victim go to the toilet without him being present and reported her to social workers and the Scottish SPCA.
He has been warned imprisonment is “a possibility.”
Violence
Greenhill denied his offending at Forfar Sheriff Court but was found guilty of both charges he faced after a trial which lasted almost two weeks.
The jury unanimously convicted the 37-year-old of assaulting his victim on various occasions between 2009 and 2019.
He struck her on the head with his own head, pushed her, pinned her to a bed, straddled her body and placed a pillow over her face, restricting her breathing .
Greenhill also threw a frying pan at her, covering her in boiling oil.
Jurors agreed Greenhill’s violence left his victim severely injured, permanently disfigured and put her life in danger.
Catalogue of abuse
Greenhill was also unanimously convicted of engaging in a course of behaviour which was abusive towards the woman at various locations in Forfar between April 2019 and February 2023.
He acted in an aggressive manner, shouted at her and controlled where she went and who she was with.
Greenhill instigated arguments to prevent her from going out, isolated her from friends and family and followed her movements around her home.
During his campaign of abuse, he refused to allow her to use the toilet without him being present.
Controlling Greenhill accompanied her to and from work and waited outside her workplace to ensure she did not speak to any other men.
He made her routinely record voice notes while she was at work, refused to allow her to use social media accounts and set up cameras in the home they shared for the purpose of monitoring her movements.
Greenhill was accused her of having a secret phone, seized her by the neck and pushed her body, repeatedly punched her on the head and accused her of being unfaithful.
He attended her home uninvited and entered it in the early hours of the morning without permission.
Greenhill also reported her to social workers and the Scottish SPCA.
He followed her on her routes in the course of her employment and took possession of a vehicle she owned, preventing her from selling it.
Greenhill also monitored her movements by following her in his vehicle and driving past her address.
Jail warning
Following the jury’s verdict, defence solicitor Sarah Russo said background reports would be needed and asked for bail.
“Mr Greenhill has a very limited record – one previous conviction”, she said.
Sheriff Jillian Martin-Brown deferred sentencing until July 3 and continued Greenhill’s bail.
She told him: “Due to the severity of the crimes of which you have been convicted, a custodial sentence is a possibility.”
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