Brian Sinclair seized the woman by the throat and issued a threat to kill her at an address on the town’s Woodbush Place on February 17 last year. Sinclair pinned his victim to a wall and punched her on the body whereby she fell to the ground during the violent attack. He also uttered threats to set a dog on the officers if they attempted to enter the property. Sinclair, now of the town’s Harbour Court, was eventually subdued and taken into custody, where he was arrested and charged. He appeared in the dock at Edinburgh Sheriff Court last Monday and pleaded guilty to both offences.