A man assaulted and abused his girlfriend in the days before she killed herself.

Angus Milligan, 21, of Edinburgh, admitted choking and slapping 18-year-old girlfriend Emily Drouet.

Ms Drouet, who studied law at Aberdeen University, was found dead at her halls of residence just a week after the attacks in March last year.

Milligan admitted assault and threatening behaviour at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.

Ms Drouet's parents, Germain and Fiona, have described Milligan as an "animal" and have demanded for him to be sent to prison.

Mrs Drouet said: "This boy came into our beautiful daughter's life and, within a matter of months, he drove her to suicide.

Milligan admitted grabbing and choking Emily by the neck, pushing her against a desk and slapping her on the face.

He also used abusive and offensive language and sent offensive, indecent, obscene and menacing texts to Emily, who has a younger brother and sister.

Five other charges, including one alleging he attempted to choke her minutes before she killed herself, were dropped due to a lack of evidence.

Mrs Drouet runs a clothing business in Glasgow while French-born Germain is a pilot with easyJet.

Neither has worked since Emily's death.

Mrs Drouet: "Angus Milligan showed no mercy to our daughter through his vicious and relentless campaign of abuse.

"Nothing will bring Emily back but we hope that he feels the full force of the law and that his sentence reflects the devastating consequences of his actions."

She said every day is torment for her family.

"We ache for Emily every second of every day," Mrs Drouet said.

"She has a little brother and sister who are are experiencing the kind of agony that no child should ever have to endure."

Emily and her boyfriend first met as first year students in Aberdeen University's Carnegie Halls of Residence.

Milligan will be sentenced on July 5.