Shocked shoppers watch innocent bystander being stabbed as he tried to stop two men fighting

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Shocked Hamilton shoppers and store staff watched an innocent bystander being stabbed as he tried to stop two men fighting with blades.The town centre trouble resulted in dad of three Grant O’Neill being jailed for two and a half years at Hamilton Sheriff Court.O’Neill, 41, of Windyridge, Lesmahagow, admitted striking Stephen Yuill, 46, with a pair of scissors to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Sentence on him was deferred for background reports.Shop workers in Quarry Street noticed the two men arguing about 3.20pm and saw that O’Neill had a wound to the left side of his body.O’Neill and Yuill went into the SemiChem store and a fight broke out.Megan McGurk, prosecuting, told the court: “Another man followed them into SemiChem and tried to stop the fight, but he suffered a large laceration to his right arm which started to bleed heavily.“Staff pressed the panic alarm button and saw O’Neill strike Yuill numerous times on the head and body.”Police found O’Neill a