A MUSSELBURGH man has been banned from approaching or contacting his partner after he was convicted of assaulting her.

Jamie Ross, 39, entered the woman’s home on October 1 and chased her through the property before pushing her onto a bed.

Ross shouted and swore during the incident, grabbed hold of his partner’s hair and attempted to snatch a mobile phone from her as she attempted to call for help.

Ross then ran from the Macmerry property after a neighbour overheard children within the home screaming in fear.

He subsequently attempted to headbutt a police officer after he had been arrested.

Ross pleaded guilty to two offences when he appeared from custody at Edinburgh Sheriff Court earlier this month and he was back in the dock for sentencing last Thursday.

Solicitor Chris Fehilly said that his client and the woman had been in a relationship for 10 years and that evening Ross was “so drunk he remembers almost nothing”.

The lawyer added that the woman “remains supportive of Mr Ross”.

Sheriff Daniel Kelly sentenced Ross to be placed on a 12-month supervision order and he was told he must complete 150 hours of unpaid work in the community. The sheriff also told Ross that he must attend alcohol counselling when advised to do so and also that he cannot contact the woman, apart from arranging childcare, for the next year.