A man spent two nights behind bars after flying into a rage and hurling abuse at his partner because she changed the TV channel.
David Darroch lost his temper when his partner of 12 years picked up the remote control and switched channels during a festive karaoke party.
Darroch was arrested and locked up for two nights.
He had his sentence deferred for good behaviour at Perth Sheriff Court.
Depute fiscal Jim Eodanable said: “The couple had been in a relationship for 12 years. There was a discussion about changing channel on the TV and the accused reacted very badly.”
The 45-year-old spent 48 hours in police cells and subsequently admitted shouting, swearing and causing fear and alarm by acting aggressively on December 27 last year.
The court was told Darroch was “infuriated” when his partner changed channels on the TV.
Details of what he was watching were not given to the court.
The court was told that a family event was taking place over the festive period which involved people taking part in a karaoke sing-a-long and drinking alcohol.
Darroch, who was said to suffer from anger management problems, was seen pouring himself a whisky and was asked by his partner not to drink any more.
He went to the kitchen and returned in a mood, the court heard. While he was out, his partner had changed the channel and when he noticed he launched into a foul-mouthed rant.
Solicitor John McLaughlin said the couple were back together and Darroch’s anger issues had been sparked by a serious accident several years ago.
“His partner has indicated she has lived with this difficulty in the years since the accident,” Mr McLaughlin said.
“It is exacerbated by alcohol consumption.”
Sheriff Fiona Tait deferred sentence until next month for his GP to provide a medical report.