A mother-of-two who admitted smashing her partner over the head with a frying pan in her second attack upon him has been allowed to walk free from court.
Previously convicted domestic abuser Julia Gavrilova, 35, admitted using the kitchen utensil to assault and injure Daniel McRitchie on 3 August this year.
She also admitted biting her partner on the lip during the incident and Sheriff James Williamson ordered her to be of good behaviour for six months.
Attack in Rattray street
Gavrilova admitted attacking Mr McRitchie and leaving him bleeding in the street in Davie Park Place, Rattray, Perthshire.
Solicitor Billy Somerville, defending, told Perth Sheriff Court: "Her previous convictions are admitted. You will note the last one was a similar domestic matter."
"She lives with her two children and the youngest one is only a few months old. It seems she has suffered from post-natal depression and is now receiving assistance from her doctor.
"The complainer does have his own address, but he still assists with the youngest child."
Neighbour heard commotion
Mr Somerville told the court: "It does seem that there were certain difficulties at the time."
Fiscal depute Alan Bell said that at just before midnight a neighbour was at home when she heard a commotion at her front door.
"The complainer had attended, shouting for help and asking for someone to contact the police," he said.
Mr Bell said the neighbour did not open the door but spoke to the man as he stood outside.
"He advised her that he had a head injury and she agreed to contact police."
Victim found bleeding
Officers arrived minutes later and found the injured man on a public path in Davie Park.
"He had no top on and his face was covered with blood. He advised officers that the accused had attacked him with a pot, striking him to the head and face twice. She thereafter bit his lip.
"He said that they had been drinking earlier that evening and an argument had broken out between them. The behaviour escalated and resulted in the accused assaulting the complainer."
Mr Bell said: "He said he had fled the locus and left his belongings behind and that he had gone to the witness's address asking her to contact police."
The court heard an ambulance was requested but paramedics were unable to attend and asked police instead to drop the victim off at a nearby hospital.
Officers went to Gavrilova's home and saw a trail of blood droplets in the stairway leading to the living room.
"The accused was arrested," Mr Bell said. "As police took photographs of the scene, she commented: 'That's his blood'."
Gavrilova's victim was found by police on a footpath, and had a visible injury to his lip.
Mr Bell told the court: "There's no further information about the injury to his head but it was enough to cause bleeding."
