A man lost consciousness after being hit with a beer bottle in a West Stirlingshire pub at closing time.
Accused Scott McCallion, of Balfron, had admitted assaulting another man to his injury at Killearn’s Old Mill Inn on Sunday, April 10 this year.
The victim, who received cuts to his ear, had fallen to the ground following the attack with the Budweiser bottle and lost consciousness.
Stirling Sheriff Court was told on Wednesday that on the evening of April 10 this year a group of people had been in the Balfron Road pub and 23-year-old McCallion was there separately.
Fiscal depute Melissa Phillips said that, as the group were getting ready to leave around 11.45pm, a female with the accused was seen acting in an agitated manner.
One of the witnesses asked her if he could help, but at that point she became rude.
Ms Phillips added: “As a result the group of people started laughing amongst themselves.”
However, McCallion approached them, while holding a Budweiser bottle, and asked ‘why are you laughing at my bird?’
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The victim approached the him to calm the situation, said the fiscal depute.
However, McCallion struck him on the head with the bottle which broke on impact. Ms Phillips added that this caused the witness to fall to the ground.
Police were contacted, but McCallion had left the scene when officers arrived.
He was later traced and when cautioned and charged made no reply.
Ms Phillips pointed out that the victim received a 2cm cut on the rear of his left ear and a cut on the outer edge of the ear.
He had refused medical treatment, but did seek guidance from NHS 24.
McCallion’s agent told Sheriff Derek Hamilton that her client had shown remorse for his actions - and he appreciated that he should not have got involved.
McCallion’s not guilty pleas to further charges: behaving in a threatening and abusive manner by brandishing a glass bottle and challenging others to fight, and having an offensive weapon - a glass bottle - had been accepted by the Crown.
Sheriff Hamilton noted that McCallion, of Hillhead Brae, Balfron, had a previous conviction for assault and told him he was not yet satisfied he could impose an alternative to custody.
He deferred sentence until November 19 for evidence of McCallion’s employment and salary and for a Crown update on pending court cases.
