A DOMESTIC attack accused man charged with assaulting his partner to 'severe injury' is set to stand trial at Greenock Sheriff Court.

Kevin McAulay seized the woman by her throat, pushed her against a wall and caused her to fall down a flight of stairs, it is alleged.

Prosecutors say that McAulay, 40, dragged her by the body from a bed which resulted in her striking her head on an unknown object.

He is said to have carried out the alleged domestically aggravated assault at a property in Greenock on January 20 last year.

It is also claimed that McAulay struck the woman on the body with an unknown implement all to her severe injury.

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The Crown says he repeatedly grabbed and pushed the alleged victim, seized her by the throat and pushed her against a wall, before struggling with her and causing her to fall down stairs.

McAulay is also accused of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm by allegedly repeatedly shouting and swearing at the woman.

He is said to have repeatedly demanded to see her phone, accused her of infidelity and broke a hairdryer.

McAulay, of Gael Street, is further accused of uttering threats of violence, throwing a mug and breaking a mobile phone.

He maintained pleas of not guilty to the allegations through solicitor Aidan Gallagher at the latest calling of the case.

Mr Gallagher told the court that he was awaiting a forensic report regarding blood analysis but confirmed he was ready to proceed to trial.

Sheriff Sheena Fraser continued the case for trial in mid-July.