'Horrible little man' terrorised former partners, Highland court is told
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A MAN who terrorised his former partner after he left her for another woman was described in a background report by social workers as a "horrible little man", Inverness Sheriff Court heard.
Allen Alexander-Rouse (36) bombarded his victim with text messages and phone calls for almost a year. Some of the calls were abusive. He contacted her at home and work, demanding the return of gifts and jewellery.
Rouse was sentenced to three years’ supervision, a non-harrassment order and 220 hours of unpaid work.
At an earlier hearing the court was told he assaulted his ex-partner by holding his hand over her mouth after going through her things looking for jewellery.
The court heard that on one occasion, he went to her work in the Eastgate Shopping Centre wanting to buy an engagement ring for his new girlfriend who he later assaulted by pushing her and holding his hand over her mouth.
Rouse, of Kinmylies Way, Inverness, admitted three charges of assaulting both his ex-partners and stalking the mother of his two children. Fiscal depute Alex Swain told the court that the first relationship had lasted from 2005 until August 2018, ending when he was thrown out of his home in Lochalsh Road.
Ms Swain said that although he had entered into another relationship, “his behaviour became erratic over the next 11 months. He was repeatedly phoning his former partner and was found in her house going through her things.
“He sent her abusive messages by text and was warned by police.
“But he continued to text and phone her.”
Alexander-Rouse was banned from the Eastgate Centre after he was abusive to staff. He was arrested after he saw his victim with another man and told her he would kill him.
Sentence had been deferred for background reports.
His solicitor Duncan Henderson said the relationships with both women were now over.
He said Alexander-Rouse had attempted suicide twice but was now receiving help for his mental health and wanted to be allowed to take part in the Caledonian Project project for the rehabilitation of people involved in domestic abuse.
Sheriff Gordon Fleetwood said the offences justified a significant custodial sentence but he was persuaded by mitigation not to jail him.
He said the person who carried out the background report for the rehabilitation project described Alexander-Rouse as “a horrible little man who thinks that life revolves around him”.
