steven howie , 31 , 28 , left his girlfriend karen murray , 31 , with 18 separate injuries after assaulting her over an hour .
howie , a joiner , punched , kicked and kneed her during a prolonged assault , smashed furnishings , and pulled the door of their en-suite bathroom .
because the inn was so isolated miss murray was unable to get a signal to call police and officers only arrived after guests in another room dialled 999 .
stirling for hogmanay celebrations at stirling castle , which were meant to have been headlined by the waterboys .
lindsey brooks , prosecuting .