Alexander Ballantyne (Image: Submitted)The court was told that the first woman was in an "on-off" relationship with Ballantyne from 2011 until 2020. The pair had been on a night out drinking in an Irvine bar with another couple when Ballantyne left without saying where he was going. Alexander Ballantyne (Image: Submitted)The court also heard that the woman struggled to recall specific incidents "because there were so many". Alexander Ballantyne (Image: Submitted)She said Ballantyne would attack "when she was vulnerable" and that she often found it easier to "take a beating" than to try to retaliate. Alexander Ballantyne (Image: Submitted)Another partner spent only a month together with Ballantyne having commenced a relationship in May 2021.