A Scots painter was fined £750 for acting aggressively toward a woman he met on a dating app.
Stuart Grant met the woman over the Bumble app when she was in Edinburgh after travelling to the city.
But Grant turned nasty after they had a falling out in his flat and a row erupted.
The 42-year-old shouted, swore and struggled with Lowri Astley, 31, and the police became involved.
Grant appeared at the city’s sheriff court on Thursday and admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner and acting aggressively toward Lowri.
Fiscal depute Klaudia Wasilewska said Grant and Lowri, from Bangor, Wales, chatted over a dating app after she had travelled to the capital on a short holiday.
Ms Wasilewska said the pair met up and went to a pub before going to Grant’s flat in the city’s Newington area.
She said: “Shortly after their arrival, it appears there was a disagreement between them.”
The court heard Lowri wanted to leave and asked Grant to order her a taxi.
The prosecutor said there was a further “disagreement” when Lowri wanted Grant to accompany her to the street to catch the taxi as she didn’t know where she was.
She added: “There was a struggle between them. The accused was shouting at her during the incident.
“The accused wanted her to leave and she wanted to leave but wanted him to accompany her.”
Ms Wasilewska said the accused “lunged” toward Lowri and there was a “short struggle” when he wanted to get her out the door.
The court was told Lowri was “distressed” by the incident which took place on the evening of March 16 last year.
Defence agent Atlanta Jack said both her client and victim had been drinking before there was a disagreement.
Ms Jack said Grant “essentially got up and ushered her to the door”.
She added: “He’s knows that is not the way to treat a person, especially someone he has just met for the first time.”
Ms Jack said Grant was “extremely regretful” and wished to apologise to Lowri.
She said Grant’s painting job earned him £500-a-week.
Sheriff Derek O’Carroll fined Grant £450 and ordered him to pay Lowri £300 in compensation.
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