Lanarkshire soldier launched violent and unprovoked attack on stranger

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A Lanarkshire soldier carried out a savage murder bid on a complete stranger while on weekend leave.On his way home from a family party in Cumbernauld, Scott Linton, 23, pounced on the man in a lane on March 14 2020.The lance corporal punched, kicked and stamped on the 47-year-old leaving him unconscious in a pool of blood.The victim ended up in hospital for 12 days after the motiveless attack.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Father-of-two Linton - who has been in the army for almost eight years - pled guilty yesterday to an attempted murder charge as he appeared in the dock at the High Court in Glasgow.

His QC said the crime was "entirely out of character" for the first offender.Linton - whose address was marked Redford Barracks in Edinburgh - had his bail continued by a judge.The squaddie will be sentenced in March.The court heard how Linton had been with his partner and other relatives at a family party at a local pub.Linton was later dropped off home separately after leaving the bash.Prosecutor Michael Macintosh said instead of heading to the front door, the on-leave soldier instead walked down a nearby lane.It was there he met the man, who was not known to him.Linton suddenly started shouting at