West Lothian man stamped on club-goers head during drunken rampage
| Author | Vic Rodrick |
| Published date | 11 June 2022 |
| Publication title | EdinburghLive (Scotland) |
Smith, from Armadale, West Lothian, also admitted causing an earlier disturbance by shouting, swearing and uttering violent threats in the town on 13 July 2019 before assaulting Brian Smith by striking him on the hand with a knife to his injury.
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His denial that he was armed with a knife and a machete at the time of the assault was accepted by the prosecution.
The yob also pleaded guilty to attacking Calum Binnie by repeatedly striking him on the head with a metal implement to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement on a train between Livingston and Armadale on 28 September 2019.
Again, his denial that he was wearing a metal knuckleduster during the attack was accepted by the Crown.
In the nightclub incident which resulted in him being remanded at Polmont Young Offenders Institution, Smith admitted acting aggressively and engaging in a stand-up fight before attacking Mr Mackay.
He repeatedly punched his victim on the head causing him to fall to the ground before stamping multiple times on his head causing him to become unconscious, all to his injury and danger of life.
He was on bail at the time of the first and third incidents and had breached a previous community payback order imposed as punishment for other offending, the court was told.
Passing sentence, Sheriff Jane Farquharson said Smith had "a pretty awful record of offending" and was facing the consequences of appearing on three separate indictments.
She told him: "The indictments show a very concerning pattern of escalation in the seriousness of your offending.
"It's perhaps more by good fortune rather than by design that you appear on a sheriff and jury indictment rather than before the High Court."
The sheriff said she was aware of a family history of mental health issues and recognised that Smith had been trying to manage similar issues in his own life.
She...
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