Sex attacker who targeted two women in Coatbridge on same day jailed for 20 months

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A sex attacker who targeted two women in Coatbridge on the same day has been jailed for 20 months.Octavian Dragomir groped a female at 30s Soul Suite nightclub in the town centre then committed an assault on another woman on a grass area between Dunbeth Road and Dunbeth Court.A jury found Dragomir, 24, guilty of both assaults, which happened on August 7, 2022.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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