A BORDERS woman who assaulted her partner to her severe injury has been ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work.

Jodie Turnbull, 28, of Chay Blyth Place, Hawick, pleaded guilty at Selkirk Sheriff Court to pushing her partner on the body and causing her to fall to the ground, pushing her to the body and pinning her against a sofa and repeatedly punching her on the head to her severe injury.

The assault happened at her partner’s flat in Tweedbank on November 30.

Depute fiscal Ross Price said at around 10.30pm an argument developed and Turnbull’s partner indicated she wanted to end the relationship.

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Mr Price explained the partner got out of bed but was followed into the living room where Turnbull pushed her onto a sofa and during a prolonged assault punched her around 20 times.

Mr Price said: "The partner said she was close to unconsciousness."

An ambulance was called and Turnbull then said to her: "If you leave I will kill myself."

Turnbull told police: "I slapped her twice."

The partner suffered scratches to her face and a swollen right eye.

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Defence lawyer Ross Dow said the couple had been in a relationship for about a year but admitted it was a "volatile relationship”.

He said the couple wished a reconciliation and that his client was remorseful about the incident.

The court was told that Turnbull’s partner was not in favour of a non-harassment order, so that the relationship could continue.

Sheriff Kenneth McGowan said that a charge of assault to severe injury was a serious matter and that was now on Turnbull's record.

He noted the couple's intention to reconcile but suggested counselling in case "things blow up again”.

The sheriff imposed a Community Payback Order and reduced the number of hours of unpaid work to reflect the guilty plea.