A WOMAN was violently assaulted at a Dunfermline hotel where she had gone with her former partner.

Sean Nobile, 26, a prisoner at Perth, left the woman battered, bruised and bleeding after viciously attacking her in a hotel bedroom.

Nobile, who was breaching bail conditions just by being with the woman, appeared for sentencing at Dunfermline Sheriff Court on Monday and was jailed for 21 months.

He will also be placed on a supervised release order for eight-and-a-half months when he comes out of prison.

He previously admitted that on February 3, at the Pitbauchlie Hotel, Aberdour Road, he assaulted his former partner.

He repeatedly punched her on the head, causing her to fall to the ground, seized her by the mouth and attempted to prise her jaws apart. He threw a bin which struck her on the head and repeatedly stamped on her body, all to her injury.

He also admitted that on various occasions he breached bail conditions imposed on November 29 and January 22 at Dunfermline Sheriff Court not to approach or contact his former partner by repeatedly being in her company and repeatedly attending at her house.

Depute fiscal Sarah Lumsden told the court that the couple had gone to the hotel at 1.50am after a night out in Dunfermline.

They had booked a room but, once inside, Nobile began punching the woman on the face.

She was screaming for help and another guest heard her.

Nobile grabbed the woman’s face and told her: “I’ll rip your jaw off”, the court was told.

He then stopped and cuddled her saying: “I don’t want to do this.”

Nobile left the room and went to try to buy a bottle of wine but instead of serving him, the receptionist phoned the police, having just received a call from the victim.

Nobile left the premises and the woman was found with blood pouring from her face, which was also severely swollen.

Defence solicitor Chris Sneddon previously told the court: “On the day in question they had both been drinking and had met up, even though she was living with a new partner by then.

“They went to the hotel, there was an argument and he lost his temper. He apologised to her at the time.

“He admits he has an anger management problem and also a heroin addiction problem.”

Sheriff Charles MacNair imposed consecutive sentences of 17 months and 130 days.