Abusive Halkirk man also assaulted 90-year-old
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A two-year community payback order has been meted out to a Halkirk man for his six month-long cycle of abusive behaviour towards a woman.
The conduct continued after Lewis Powers and his partner split up, Wick Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday.
Procurator fiscal David Barclay said the couple's five-year relationship ended around Christmas 2021.
He said towards the end of it, they had bickered about money. "There was friction about whether some of the household finances were being spent on the wrong things,” Mr Barclay said.
"When the issue of money was raised, he would shout at and argue with her and sometimes lash out at the walls and doors within their home.
"This led to the break-up and the parties going their separate ways."
Mr Barclay said 32-year-old Powers continued to phone her after the split when he asked if they could get their relationship “back on track”.
The fiscal stressed that the calls were not sinister or offensive but that they were unwanted.
After being interviewed by police, Powers accepted that he was usually at fault during the arguments about money.
"He described his behaviour as being like a d***head," said the fiscal.
Powers, of Sinclair Street, admitted engaging in a course of abusive behaviour at their home in Reay between October 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022.
He also admitted threatening or abusive behaviour and assaulting a 90-year-old man in Tain on April 28 this year, while he was on bail.
The court heard the latter incident involved Powers causing a disturbance in the car park of the Home Bargains store when he had shouted and swore and uttered threats.
He had gone on to push the man to the ground, though the pensioner was not injured.
As part of the two year community payback order, Powers has to take part in the Caledonian domestic abuse rehabilitation programme.
For the Tain offences, he was given a separate one-year order during which he has to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work.
