A DOMESTIC abuse accused man is said to have thrown a box of chocolates at his partner and emptied the contents of a packet of crisps over her head during months of alleged maltreatment.

David Deary is charged with 'engaging in a course of behaviour which was abusive of his partner' at a property in Port Glasgow and elsewhere between December 2022 and August 2023.

It is claimed that on various occasions the 39-year-old shouted, swore at, and uttered offensive remarks towards the woman, while he allegedly repeatedly contacted her by telephone and demanded to know her whereabouts.

Prosecutors state Deary also monitored the woman's social media usage and accused her of infidelity.

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On one specific on August 14 last year, Deary is said to have attended the woman's address at an unsociable hour uninvited and demanded entry, before throwing a bottle of alcohol in her direction and lobbing a box of chocolates, hitting her on the head.

It is further alleged that the accused emptied the contents of a packet of crisps on her head, shouted at her and demanded to see her phone, then pursued her and grabbed her on the body.

Finally, according to court papers, he allegedly shouted and swore at the woman in the presence of a teenage girl and refused to leave. The alleged offence is said to have been aggravated by involving a child.

Deary, of Minard Road, has pleaded not guilty through solicitor Derek Buchanan at the sheriff court, and is due to have his case call again today.