A man is scarred for life after a woman battered him 12 times with a glass bottle. Kelsie McInally and pal Chloe Kane targeted the victim outside a shop in Hamilton.
Passers-by went to the victim's aid after an initial attack by the pair but were then unable to stop McInally inflicting multiple blows with the bottle.
Court hearing
McInally, 27, of Holyrood Street, and Kane, 27, of Burnbank Gardens, both Hamilton, appeared at the town's sheriff court. They admitted assaulting the victim to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement at Burnbank Centre on August 9 last year.
The court heard the victim, then aged 43, knew his attackers. Daisy Bentley, prosecuting, said: "He was approached by the women and spoke to them." Kane struck him on the head with a plastic bottle before punching him repeatedly.
Attack details
"Both women then pursued the man, grabbed him and punched him repeatedly. He was pulled to the ground and they proceeded to kick him on the head and body." Then the women walked away, leaving him on the ground.
"He was approached by members of the public who checked on his wellbeing, but McInally, who had gone into a shop, returned with a glass bottle. She walked up to the man and struck him 12 times on the head and body with the bottle."
Aftermath
Police officers arrived and treated the victim who had injuries to his head and face. He was taken to hospital where wounds to the crown of his head and his chin were stitched.
When Kane was traced she protested: "I kicked him only three times. Why did I get lifted? I never touched him." McInally made no reply when charged. Sentence on the pair was deferred until next month for background reports and electronic tagging assessments. They remain on bail.
