Brute who attacked ex-partner at her Lanarkshire home is jailed

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A brute who attacked his former partner after kicking in the door of her Blantyre home has been jailed for 16 months.Brian Khan accepted he'd put his victim through a "terrifying" ordeal.Hamilton Sheriff Court heard he pinned down the woman on a bed and choked her.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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The woman asked him to leave, but he refused and started to shout and swear."He punched the bedroom door, making a hole in it."She closed the door and tried to hold it shut, but the accused continued to punch it, causing further damage."He entered the bedroom and struck his former partner with the back of his hand, causing her to fall back on the bed."The accused then pinned her down with his knee, seized her by the throat and choked her for a period of time."She managed to break free but he thereafter struck her on the head and body."At one point she managed to dial 999 and