Scots thug dragged wife out bed and battered her after thousands vanished from his account

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A joiner who battered his wife who kept his books, after finding thousands of pounds were missing from his account, has been spared jail.Christopher Currie, 39, flew into a rage after realising there was only £1800 left in his business account when he had expected there to be £8000.He then found the HMRC were chasing him for a £5000 tax bill, Stirling Sheriff Court was told.His solicitor, Marco Buonaccorsi, said: "He started drinking and taking cannabis, and essentially as he became more drunk, he took more and more cannabis and became more and more angry."He told his wife Louise: "You're a rat, a scumbag and a cheat", and launched a prolonged assault.The incident began about 1am at the couple's home in Fallin, Stirlingshire, on August 28th