A man responsible for a series of domestic abuse offences against two women has been jailed for four years.
Steven Douglas was found guilty at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court after trial for two offences. He also pled guilty to another offence.
The offences included domestic assault and abduction. He was sentenced to four years in prison.
Detectives from the Fife Domestic Abuse Investigation Unit began to investigate Douglas in 2014 after it was identified that he was a serial offender in violent crimes against women.
Detective Inspector Graeme Dursley of the Fife Division Criminal Investigation Department said: “The suffering that that Douglas inflicted on his victims over a sustained period of time is deplorable and his arrest came as a result of a thorough police investigation.
“However, I believe that if the women he abused hadn’t been brave enough to give evidence against him then we would not have been able to secure a conviction.
“I would like to thank each of these individuals for all of their assistance and support throughout our enquiries and the subsequent court trial and I hope that they can take some comfort following today’s sentence and begin to move forward with their lives.
“Police Scotland is wholly committed to tackling all cases of domestic abuse that are reported and other associated violent offences.
“We will continue to work alongside our partners at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in order to bring relevant offenders to justice.”
