A THUG has been jailed for 18 months after he attacked a homeless man with scissors.
Lee McGurran struck Sean Hughes having earlier asked him for a cigarette paper.
The incident occurred on April 12 2021 at the Rennie Mackintosh Hotel in Glasgow's Union Street.
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Prosecutor Claire Wallace told Glasgow Sheriff Court: “Mr Hughes went to open the door and was punched in the back of his head.
"McGurran then cut him with metal scissors.”
The 38-year old fled to the reception area shouting “He has just stabbed me.”
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McGurran escaped, but was later traced. The victim meantime suffered a cut above his eye.
Defence Lawyer Susan Gibson said: “Mr McGurran was in a bad place at the time. Alcohol and street Valium had been consumed.”
“He knows he was in the wrong here.”
McGurran pleaded guilty to assault to injury.
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