A Clarkston man lost the plot during an argument about whether or not his partner was having an affair.
David Griffin, 39, smashed a coffee table in a Clarkston Drive property during a shouting match with the woman he had been in a relationship with for eight years.
Rosebank Street resident Griffin appeared at Airdrie Sheriff Court last week.
The fiscal said: “The accused and the complainer had been in a relationship for eight years and have no kids together.
“They’d been drinking and an argument started.
“He called her a ‘f****** cow’ and smashed items of furniture including a coffee table.
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“He was taken to Coatbridge police office after police were contacted.”
Griffin’s defence solicitor said: “He’s unemployed and lives with his mum, for whom he is a carer.
“He accepts his behaviour is unacceptable and alcohol played a significant part in it.
“He believed his partner was having an affair but the matter has now been dealt with.”
Sheriff Pieri told Griffin: “That’s no excuse for behaving like this.
“You’ll carry out 85 hours of unpaid work and that’s as a direct alternative to a fine.”
