A home crowded with relatives was the supposed spark for a Lavington man losing his cool and attacking his partner, a court has heard.
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Robbie James Forrester shoved the woman to her arm with "a lot of force" then threatened her by running his finger across his throat.
Defence lawyer Mitchell Brooks submitted to Albury Local Court that Forrester suffered difficulties due to mental health issues and his intellectual disability.
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Magistrate Richard Funston said he acknowledged Forrester's challenges.
"But he knows the difference between right and wrong. He's a big man, he can't be pushing people around."
Forrester pleaded guilty to assault and intimidation.
The court was told that Forrester, 45, and the victim, who also had an intellectual disability, lived together.
The incident happened on March 14 about 11.10pm after Forrester walked out of their bathroom and approached his partner, who was standing in the bedroom doorway.
Without warning he shoved her arm three times, which made her upset.
She lost her balance but didn't fall over.
Forrester sat on a couch in the lounge room, then made the slashing threat with his finger.
"This made the victim scared as she felt he was making death threats," police said.
Forrester dobbed himself him in by calling triple zero and admitted to the assault when questioned by police.
Prosecutor Sergeant Andrew Coombs said Forrester had a long history of violence, though this was "sporadic".
Mr Funston convicted Forrester and placed him on an 18-month conditional release order.
"You know that you can't behave like that, and that's troubling," he said.
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