A MAN who shouted abuse at his ex-partner needs an attitude change - according to his own lawyer.
Hersh Shateri had been in a relationship with the woman for four years, ending in December last year.
The 33-year-old had been at her property in Irvine on May 1 when the incident started about 1pm.
He entered the bedroom shouting, "you b*stard b*tch" while holding the woman's mobile phone.
An argument ensued and she asked for phone back, which he refused.
Kilmarnock Sheriff Court was told the woman was "shaken up by the incident" and contacted police using her daughter's phone.
Police soon arrived and found Shateri, of Holmfauldhead Drive in Glasgow, outside with three mobile phones. His ex was "visibly upset".
He later admitted acting in an aggressive manner, shouting, swearing and uttering abusive remarks.
At a hearing on June 15 with an interpreter, defence solicitor Brian Holliman said: "The principle difficulty here is his attitude, perhaps indicative of wider cultural attitude."
But his client, a first time offender, was otherwise assessed as "low risk". He said he would perhaps benefit from "addressing attitudinal change".
Sheriff Morag Fraser said there were matters in a social work report that "are of concern".
But as a first offender, she instead fined him £600 with a £40 victim surcharge.
He is banned from contact with his ex for one year.
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