Son of £3.5m lotto winner faces jail for abusing his Glasgow partner
Colin Munro, 40, also followed the woman while holding a knife at her home in Glasgow's Tollcross on April 16, 2024.
Munro also flouted a bail order two days later by being in the woman's company at her home while she was asleep.
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Munro pleaded guilty mid-trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
He earlier admitted a similar charge as well as two breaches of bail.
Munro's mum Cathy - who passed away in 2016 aged 60 - won the Lotto in 2005.
It is understood that there is no money left from her mother's winning ticket.
Munro has previous experience behind bars after he was caught with a mobile while serving a four-year stretch for a terrifying shop robbery.
Munro also claimed £17,000 of taxpayers cash in legal aid to cover the case of robbery.
In his latest crime, jurors heard that Munro shouted and swore at the woman while in the company of children.
Munro refused to leave when asked and uttered threats of violence towards her and others.
Munro was in possession of a knife at the time which he held while he followed her.
Two days later, Munro appeared at her home again after he was granted bail.
Munro sat with the woman's brother in her living room while she was asleep on the couch.
She later woke up and asked Munro to leave.
Prosecutor Danielle McGuinness said: "Munro began to shout and swear and behaved erratically.
"She threatened to phone the police."
Munro told the woman: "That's the only way I'm f***ing leaving, who the f*** are you talking to?"
Munro's behaviour continued to escalate and a 999 call was made.
He left the property and was traced by police nearly two months later.
Judith Hutchison, defending, told the court that the knife belonged to him and he brought it to cook dinner that night.
The lawyer said: "(The woman) had got annoyed and my client went away then came back to make a sandwich despite being told to leave.
"She was doing his head in which were his words as he didn't give her his entire attention...an argument escalated."
Sentence was deferred pending background reports until next month by Sheriff Louise Arrol KC who granted Munro bail meantime.
She said: "This was disgusting behaviour in front of three children.
"Custody is in my mind and you should understand when you come back before me you should be prepared to go to prison."
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