Man required specialist treatment after both eye sockets smashed in brutal assault in Lanarkshire flat

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A man suffered severe facial injuries after being beaten up in his Motherwell flat. The brutal attack followed a row over a stolen jumper, Hamilton Sheriff Court was told.

John Shannon, 40, and David Weir, 37, admitted punching and kicking their victim to his severe injury in Muirhouse Tower.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Both eye sockets were smashed and both cheekbones fractured.He required specialist treatment at Monklands Hospital and underwent surgery to repair his jaw.He also suffered multiple bruises and severe carpet burns to his back and legs.Police were told that one of his friends had allegedly stolen a jumper and he was accused of involvement in the theft.Sheriff Thomas Millar deferred sentence on Shannon, of Keane Path, and Weir, of Muirhouse Tower, both Motherwell, until next month for background reports.