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| Natalie Scott admits killing partner James Dornan with a wine glass | Natalie Scott admits killing partner James Dornan with a wine glass |
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| A woman has pled guilty to culpable homicide after killing her partner with a wine glass. | A woman has pled guilty to culpable homicide after killing her partner with a wine glass. |
| Natalie Scott was standing trial at the High Court in Glasgow for murder, but admitted the reduced charge. | Natalie Scott was standing trial at the High Court in Glasgow for murder, but admitted the reduced charge. |
| Scott, 27, admitted striking James Dornan, 33, at their home in Stirling in March last year after he "flew into a rage" and claimed she was the victim of "systematic" domestic abuse. | Scott, 27, admitted striking James Dornan, 33, at their home in Stirling in March last year after he "flew into a rage" and claimed she was the victim of "systematic" domestic abuse. |
| Judge Lord Turnbull deferred sentencing for reports. | Judge Lord Turnbull deferred sentencing for reports. |
| The court was told Mr Dornan had more than 30 convictions and had been jailed for housebreaking in 2011. | The court was told Mr Dornan had more than 30 convictions and had been jailed for housebreaking in 2011. |
| On the day of the attack, he was escorted back to the home the couple shared in Maitland Crescent, Stirling, by police officers as he was drunk. | |
| The court heard that an argument later broke out between the couple. Mr Dornan was said to have then attacked his girlfriend, accusing her of being unfaithful. | The court heard that an argument later broke out between the couple. Mr Dornan was said to have then attacked his girlfriend, accusing her of being unfaithful. |
| He was then struck by Scott with a wine glass she was holding, causing it to break. Scott fled to a friend's home, where she said she had been "leathered" by her boyfriend. | He was then struck by Scott with a wine glass she was holding, causing it to break. Scott fled to a friend's home, where she said she had been "leathered" by her boyfriend. |
| 'Systematic abuse' | 'Systematic abuse' |
| When Scott returned to the house, Mr Dornan was lying on a bed, still alive, but the emergency services were not called until the next morning. By that time, nothing could be done to save him. | |
| The court heard she later described her relationship with Mr Dornan as involving "regular physical and mental abuse" at his hands. | The court heard she later described her relationship with Mr Dornan as involving "regular physical and mental abuse" at his hands. |
| The police were involved in a number of reports of domestic violence between Scott and Mr Dornan, but these did not result in a prosecution as Scott was "reluctant" to make a complaint. | The police were involved in a number of reports of domestic violence between Scott and Mr Dornan, but these did not result in a prosecution as Scott was "reluctant" to make a complaint. |
| Prosecutor Mr McCormack said: "The deceased had admitted to a Crown witness, Gary Dornan, that he had hit the accused. | |
| "The bruising could not be accurately dated but was consistent with systematic domestic abuse according to the doctor who examined her." | |
| Scott was remanded in custody and will be sentenced later this year. | Scott was remanded in custody and will be sentenced later this year. |