Rangers fan jailed after scarring Celtic physio for life with bottle at Ibrox match
A Rangers fan who scarred a Celtic physio for life after throwing a bottle at him during an Old Firm game has been jailed for 12 months.
Today's sentencing was shown three minutes of CCTV footage of the incident. Sheriff Tony Kelly said: "This was an attack on a man in the course of his employment. "There were serious consequences to your actions and the victim. The court has to have regard to these circumstances at a sporting event towards a member of staff."
Prosecutor Jennifer Gilmour said: “As he did so, he felt a thud to the right side of his head and saw a small bottle lying on the ground.Mr Friel went into the dressing room where he was treated by club doctor Ryan Connelly. The physio had suffered a four centimetre wound to his scalp which required four stitches.Police meantime were alerted to a disturbance at the Celtic dug out and noted small spots of blood on the ground.
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