policeman accused of physically and mentally abusing his partner in a six-year reign of domestic abuse branded her a jealous, paranoid and vindictive liar today.
Police Constable Fraser Ross, who has been an officer for 16 years, admitted he had regularly physically fought with Anne-Marie Hirdman during their relationship.
But he denied he'd assaulted her, insisting he'd been forced to restrain her several times - because she started attacking him when he tried to break up with her.PC Ross, 41, made the claims while giving evidence in his own defence during his trial at Hamilton Sheriff Court.
He denies repeatedly physically and mentally abusing Miss Hirdman, 42, over a six-year period, between 2013 and 2019, at his home in Motherwell,.
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