A young woman was forced to eat socks, had locusts forced up her nose and scalded on a radiator during a horrifi...
A young woman was forced to eat socks, had locusts forced up her nose and scalded on a radiator during a horrific campaign of abuse by her boyfriend.
Stuart McEwan, 26, subjected Chloe Hood, 23, to two years of domestic abuse during which time he also held a python to her face and stopped her from seeing her dying mother.
At Kilmarnock Sheriff Court today, he was jailed for 27 months after earlier admitting the campaign of abuse.
During one attack, McEwan picked up a live locust - feed for his pet lizard - held her mouth shut and pushed the wriggling insect up her nose. He then shoved another down her jeans.
McEwan who is 6ft 7ft tall, regularly locked 5ft 2in Chloe in her flat in Galston, Ayrshire, and ripped up her clothes to prevent her going out.
McEwan has also been given an eight-year non-harassment order banning him from contacting Chloe.
Chloe said: 'We met through mutual friends and he seemed like a nice guy at first, really funny and charming.
'We moved in together but within a couple of months I saw a different side to him. He was very possessive and didn't want to let me out of his sight.
'He made me quit my jobs in a call centre and a coffee shop because he didn't want me talking to other men at work.
'When my mum was dying of cancer he would drive me from Ayrshire up to the hospital in Glasgow and then refused to let me out of the car.
'He didn't want me seeing her and said she deserved to die. I lost precious moments with her when she was dying.
'Every time he did something bad to me he would be very apologetic and buy me expensive things or take me on a holiday.
'I kept giving him chance after chance but eventually I had to get away.'
She added: 'We had moved to England for a fresh start and he had locusts which he bought to feed to his lizard and he shoved one of them up my nose.
'The thing was so big and I was terrified. After that I packed up my things and left, I had had enough.
'He started bombarding me with calls and texts and after speaking with friends I decided to go to the police.
'I think the jail sentence could have been longer but I am happy with the non-harassment order. That makes me feel more settled and safe.'
McEwan, an electrical power linesman of Maybole, pleaded guilty to assaulting, threatening and placing Chloe in a state of fear and alarm on various occasions at locations in Ayrshire, Glasgow and Cumbria between August, 2013, and June, 2015.
The charges included repeatedly punching, kicking and slapping her, holding her against a radiator, forcing a live locust up her nose and down her jeans, preventing her from visiting her mother and her work, attempting to control her finances, damaging her clothing and detaining her against her will.
Phone records showed he had made 3,748 calls or voicemails and sent 1,749 texts.
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