Shamed Edinburgh restaurant owner Alexander Galpin was today sentenced after pleading guilty to carrying out a shocking campaign of domestic abuse against a former partner.

Galpin, who owns the Luxford Burgers chain and claims to run a £6 million a year revenue group, abused the woman over an 18 month period – including attempting to coerce her into having an abortion and attempting to prevent her from contacting others.

He had earlier admitted a charge under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018. The court heard how a six month relationship turned sour when his then partner fell pregnant and he pressured her to have an abortion, leading to a number of confrontations.

He returned to the dock for sentencing today where his lawyer, Matthew Nicholson, confirmed to the court his client

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