A DUNFERMLINE man was invited to a neighbour’s home and then attacked.

The victim was grabbed by the throat and choked by Louis King, Dunfermline Sheriff Court heard.

King had invited the man and his partner to his home to socialise but suddenly became aggressive.

King, 20, admitted that on September 5, at his home in Adamson Crescent, he assaulted his victim by seizing him by the throat repeatedly and compressing it, then pushing him, causing his head to strike a wall.

Depute fiscal Dev Kapadia said King had moved into his home about two months before the incident.

On the night of the assault, he had sent a message to the couple via Facebook saying: “Want to come over for a smoke? Just come in, the door is open.”

The couple decided to go, even though they had seen King behaving aggressively on previous meetings with him.

“When they got there, he was drunk. There was a strong smell of alcohol and cans of beer were lying on the floor,” said the depute.

“Later, he showed them photos of his girlfriend and for no reason became aggressive.”

He grabbed his neighbour by the throat, began choking him and his head struck off a wall.

The victim’s partner intervened and King backed off briefly before grabbing him again by the throat, saying: “You’ve got no respect for me.”

Mr Sneddon and his partner then left the property, added the depute.

Sheriff Alastair Brown called for reports and King will be sentenced on April 1.