A domestic bully smashed his terrified partner's windscreen as she tried to escape from him before he threatened to stab her father.
Raging James Stewart said he would cut Charlotte Donaldson's father open "like a can of beans" in a row sparked by him catching her using Facebook. Dundee Sheriff Court was told that jealous Stewart, 24, flew into a violent rage with Miss Donaldson because he did not want her to be on the social media site.
She tried to flee when he told her he had a knife and would "cut her open" and Stewart chased her to her car and started to damage it to prevent her escape. He smashed the windscreen and ripped off the wheel trims before Miss Donaldson eventually managed to get away and call for help.
Fiscal depute Lora Apostolova told the court: "They were in the car when she took a call from a friend and the accused overheard a remark about the complainer being on Facebook. This was a social media platform the accused did not wish her to be on.
"There was an argument and she left the car. He snatched the phone from her hand and a struggle ensued as she tried to retrieve the phone."
Stewart told his girlfriend: "Remember I have a knife on me. I'll cut you open right here."
Mrs Apostolova said: "She was petrified and crying at this time. She ran towards the car and the accused gave chase.
"She attempted to drive off and the accused smashed the front windscreen of the car and removed the trims from her tyres before she finally made off. She drove to her mum's and her mum drove her home because the windscreen was badly damaged.
"When she got home she had five voicemails, mostly making threats towards her and her family."
Stewart said: "Tell your father I will put holes clean through him if he comes for me. I will cut him open like a can of beans. I will blow two holes clean through your face."
Stewart, of Cupar in Fife, admitted threatening violence towards Charlotte Donaldson in the car park at Stratheden Hospital on 4 July 2021. He also admitted smashing the windscreen of her car and sending threats to kill her father, and sentence was deferred for the preparation of background reports.
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