AN IRVINE thug is awaiting sentence after bringing in the bells by punching his partner unconscious, leaving the terrified woman with a broken jaw.
Sean Donnachie unleashed a flurry of blows on his then-girlfriend, with whom he had been in a relationship for four years, on January 1, 2025 - because he was not invited to a New Year's Day gathering.
The 29-year-old pleaded guilty to a pair of charges when he appeared at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court earlier this month.
He admitted assaulting the victim at an address in the town as well as wilfully or recklessly destroying her property.
On December 31, 2024, the couple had been at a pub in Irvine to celebrate Hogmanay, prosecutor Ewan Nicholson told the court.
They returned home at around 8pm and continued to drink together with no issues between them at this time.
"Just after the bells, the complainer received a video call from a friend who invited her to their house but said the accused [Donnachie] was not welcome," Mr Nicholson added.
"He heard this and became irate. He pushed her onto the couch, shouted and accused her of cheating."
Donnachie, of Earlswood Avenue in Irvine, then started to punch his partner both in the face and body.
Mr Nicholson continued: "She tried to fight back but he continued to punch her head until she lost consciousness."
The next thing the woman remembered was waking up in the upstairs bathroom to Donnachie spraying water from the shower hose in her face and saying “what have you done to yourself?”.
She was "absolutely terrified", so she allowed her boyfriend to help.
The woman then went to the bedroom alone whilst Donnachie went downstairs to continue drinking.
She tried to use her phone but found it to have been damaged by the brute who "tried to snap it in two".
She later went back downstairs to find Donnachie had fallen asleep, so she walked to her mother's home by herself.
The woman was then taken to hospital and police were called, with officers later tracing the offender.
As a result of the attack, his partner sustained a burst eardrum and broken jaw which required surgery - involving two metal plates being inserted and a tooth being removed - the following day.
She had regular hospital and dentist appointments and was on a soft food diet for months afterwards.
The injury still causes her regular pain and she no longer has any feeling in her bottom lip.
Defending, solicitor Simon Brown asked that reports be prepared prior to sentencing, stating that Donnachie "accepts this is a very serious matter".
Sheriff Nicola Patrick agreed and deferred her decision to a later date, with Donnachie granted bail in the meantime.
Though she warned: “This is incredibly serious, I will continue your bail with absolutely no prejudice to what may happen in this case.”
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