A COWDENBEATH man has been fined £800 for violent behaviour towards his ex-partner.

Thomas Keicher, 40, of Selkirk Avenue, previously admitted that on May 22, 2018 at an address in Ballingry, he did behave in a threatening or abusive manner which was likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm in that he did shout, swear at his ex-partner and repeatedly kick and bang on her door, and struggle and pull her by the hair.

Also, being an accused person having been granted bail on the condition that he did not contact his ex-partner, he did on June 11 fail without reasonable excuse to comply with said condition in that did repeatedly contact her by text message and by telephone call.