Alistair Mackay, 53, pounced on Steven Brown, 67, in Glasgow city centre on September 3 2023.
A thug who chewed a chunk off a pensioner's ear after an Old Firm game was jailed today for two years.
Mackay pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to assaulting Mr Brown to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement. Sheriff Tom Hughes said that the matter was linked to a “lethal combination” of alcohol being taken, a man being left with his ear bitten off and “mayhem caused in the city centre.”
“A clear message has to go out from the courts that this conduct will not be tolerated and will be taken seriously.Mackay was also banned from attending football matches for five years. The court earlier heard that Mackay, with two friends, had watched the game and drank in The Barras and Merchant City areas of the city.
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"Mr Brown did not feel any pain or pressure to his ear at this time. However, there was no one close enough to him which would have caused the damage to his left ear."Miss Reid added: "A section of his ear appeared to be missing."
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