A MAN who attacked another man outside of a nightclub in Glasgow city centre was tracked down over a year later following a social media campaign.

Steven McCarroll, 39, appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court recently for sentencing after pleading guilty to assaulting a man by punching him on the head, causing him to fall onto the ground to his severe injury.

The court heard that at around 2.15am on September 12, 2021, the male victim and his friends were on a night out at Arta in Merchant City.

At that time a disturbance took place which involved people being separated and dealt with by security staff.

A short time later the man and his friends left the venue and stood outside.

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McCarroll was ejected from Arta and as he passed the group he suddenly punched the man to the face causing him to fall to the ground.

As this happened someone who was with the victim heard a bystander say “what are you doing? That’s the wrong guy”.

Staff intervened and McCarroll apologised to the victim’s friends before leaving the area.

Police were contacted for report.

In November 2021, the man attended Glasgow Royal Infirmary and was found to have a hairline fracture to his jaw. Recovery was expected to take four to six weeks.  

McCarroll, of Pollok, was subject to a social media campaign of sorts and on May 2, 2023, he was cautioned, charged and made no reply.

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McCarroll’s lawyer told the court that his client didn’t hear anything more about the incident until over a year later when police officers turned up at his home.

The defence solicitor added: “It’s quite a frightening read in isolation. It’s nearly been three years since it happened.

“He takes full responsibility and he left at the time because it was time to leave. First he hears about it is two years later when police turn up at his door.

“It was a bad mistake and he accepts it. It just shows you how things can go wrong in the blink of an eye.”

Sheriff Mary Shields placed McCarroll on a community payback order with 100 hours of unpaid work.

McCarroll was also fined £500.