A man has been jailed for 14 months after a glass attack outside a shop in Hamilton. Christopher Scott slashed his victim on the face and body, Hamilton Sheriff Court was told.
Scott, 29, will be under supervision for seven months when he is released from prison. He admitted assaulting a man to his severe injury in Red Road, Burnbank, on March 10 this year while on bail orders for three other matters. It was accepted that he acted under provocation.
Daisy Bentley, prosecuting, said the other man left a shop about 9.15pm and saw Scott in the street. She told the court: “He walked towards the accused and punched him on the face, causing Scott to fall. The two men then had a stand-up fight as they punched and kicked each other. During this the accused’s backpack fell and a bottle smashed on the ground. [The victim] walked away from the accused who was lying on the ground. The accused got up, collected a piece of the broken glass, went towards [the victim] and lunged at him, striking him repeatedly with the glass. The police were contacted and officers arrived to find [the victim] at the shop entrance covered in blood.”
He was taken to hospital where wounds to his chin and hand were stitched. Ms Bentley added: “Police officers traced Scott at an address in Hamilton. They noted he had minor cuts to his hand and forehead. He also had a black eye.”
The court heard Scott has previous convictions for assault and possession of weapons. He was the subject of a court supervision order at the time of the latest attack.
