Abusive thug sent video of himself to girlfriend smashing perfume bottles

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An abusive thug who was described as a 'brilliant dad' sent a video to his girlfriend showing him smashing her perfume bottles before claiming he was trying to "Get the gaff smelling banging for the chicks."Adam Ball, 35, was charged with a strong of vile incidents against his partner, with a judge slamming his behaviour as 'childish, pathetic, mean and spiteful'.Manchester Crown Court heard he smashed the woman's phone while she was asleep after she changed her Facebook password.

He also became abusive towards her when he couldn't connect a Fire Stick to his television, calling her a 'f***** s***' and threatening her.

She tried to discreetly call the police, reports Manchester Evening News.Ball, from Trafford, cut up her clothes and trainers and said she 'didn't deserve them'. "You should be embarrassed," Recorder Paul Hodgkinson told Ball. "You are a big man - tall, well-built, and I can see she is not."You should be ashamed, the way you have conducted yourself through this relationship with the lady who gave birth to your four children should cause you that embarrassment.

To cause damage and send those videos is childish, pathetic, mean and spiteful."Speaking about Ball's partner, who sat in the public gallery during the hearing and was said to be supportive of him, the judge said said: "I know she is present in court, and rightly or wrongly, she supports you.