Kurt Hulme lashed out while celebrating his brother’s birthday at his partner’s home.

He repeatedly kicked the woman as well as head butting her and punching her on the head.

He also grabbed his terrified victim by the throat and threatened to “put her in a box” during the incident on Sunday June 8, this year.

On Wednesday the 21-year-old dad appeared in the dock at Dumbarton Sheriff Court as the details of the attack were recounted.

Prosecutor Malcolm Macleod said at around 9.20pm Hulme had gone to buy a bottle of vodka.

However, before he left he started shouting at his victim and was still behaving aggressively when he returned a short while later.

This prompted his girlfriend to take him into the bedroom to speak to him in private.

Hulme then told her he hated her and kicked her a few times on the back.

He then followed her into the living room and apologised for his behaviour and attempted to kiss her.

Mr Macleod said: “She told him there was no need for him to behave in the way he had.” His behaviour then changed and he grabbed his partner and brandished the vodka bottle at her.

He then started to kick out at household items in the living room including the TV and a Playstation.

Hulme then head butted the woman three times and burst her lip after she said she was going to phone her mum.

He was then ordered to leave the property but continued his assault in the hallway.

Mr Macleod said: “There he seized hold of the complainer by the throat squeezing her windpipe and telling her he was going to kill her and that he would put her in a box.” Another person then arrived at the property and Hulme left, but bit his girlfriend on the nose after she went to check he was actually leaving.

Police found Hulme later that evening and he was subsequently interviewed but denied assaulting the woman. Ms Houston, defending Hulme, told the court that on the Friday prior to the incident the regular contact he had previously enjoyed with his son had been suddenly stopped and, as a result, he had turned to drink and drugs.

It was also heard that Hulme couldn’t remember what had happened because of drink and drugs but had accepted his actions towards the woman had been out of order.

Ms Houston added: “Mr Hulme advises she had a very positive influence on his life and she absolutely didn’t deserve any of the behaviour he imparted on her that evening.” Sheriff John Rafferty described Hulmes’s drink and drug fuelled assault as an “appalling attack” on someone who “had offered nothing but kindness and support” towards him.

He also highlighted the fact that Hulme, whose address was given as prisoner of Low Moss, had a number of previous convictions for domestic related incidents in the past.

He said: “There’s nothing I can do today other than impose a custodial sentence in view of the gravity of the offence.”