Man left with broken cheek bone and eye socket following attack outside pub

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A man's eye socket and cheekbone were shattered when he was attacked outside a Motherwell pub.The apparently unprovoked assault led to Dean Hill being jailed at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday.Sheriff Colin Dunipace heard that the victim is still suffering the effects nearly a year later.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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CCTV showed the victim appeared relaxed with his hands in his pockets.The prosecutor added: "Then, after about 30 seconds, the accused struck him on the side of the face, causing him to fall to the ground."Hill ran away and was seen to get into a taxi that was driven off."Mr Devoy said police officers arrived but the victim refused assistance and didn't want to go to hospital.The prosecutor added: "He left with his mother but when he woke up in the morning she realised the