A man, whose photo of a dress broke the Internet ten years ago, has admitted to physically assaulting his wife.
Keir Johnston, 38, told the court that he pinned his wife Grace to the ground, choking her, before threatening her with a knife at a house on a small Scottish island.
Ten years ago, the couple attracted the attention of the world's media because of the color of the dress worn by the bride's mother at their wedding.
People were divided on whether it was black and blue or white and gold.
The dress was indeed black and blue, but those who watched the poor quality footage thought otherwise.
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The High Court in Glasgow heard that Johnston had abused his wife in the past.
Prosecutor Chris McIntosh told the court that on March 6, 2022, Johnston had been drinking in a pub on the British Isles of Colonsay and had been texting his wife, complaining that she had not done enough to support him.
She found him sleeping in the cabin.
When he woke up, he told her that he was going to leave her, and when she tried to leave, he knocked her to the ground and pressed his knees to her chest. "He started to strangle her. At first she could scream.
"She was afraid for her life, because she was convinced that her husband wanted to kill her." He was very violent," said prosecutor McIntosh.
'Husband is trying to kill me'
A witness heard her screams and tried to pull Johnston away.
He stopped for a moment and went inside, but then returned, threatening to end the woman, before starting to strangle her.
He was also clutching a knife in his hands.
Johnston texted friends asking for help, the court was told.
She ended up calling the police.
"My husband is trying to kill me," she told the operator.
When the police arrived, she had visible bruises on her neck from the attack.
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Johnston, a petrol station worker who now lives in Moffat, was due to stand trial but admitted assaulting his wife, causing her injuries and endangering her life.
Through his lawyer, he requested an extension of his bail, but the judge extended his detention until the sentencing.
"You repeatedly strangled her, injured her, and endangered her life in circumstances that were completely terrifying to her."
"Mr Johnston your position has now been changed, you have been convicted of a very serious crime and will be remanded in custody," she said.
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