Teenage girl left with fractured jaw after early morning attack by thugs in town centre

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A teenage girl suffered a double jaw fracture after being attacked by two men in East Kilbride town centre.The 18-year-old and a pal were assaulted following an "exchange of words" with Ryan Irving and Ewan Beaton.A male passer-by who tried to help the girls was also attacked.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Irving, 30, of Chapters Crescent, and Beaton, 25, of Ingles Court - both East Kilbride - appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.They admitted assaulting the then 18-year-old in the early hours of August 28, 2021.Irving also admitted hitting the girl's friend, then aged 17, while Beaton pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting the male, aged 20, who had intervened.Rebecca Clark, prosecuting, said the girls were sitting chatting on the stairs between the bus station and shopping centre around 2.45am.She told the court: "Irving and Beaton, who were not known to them, walked past and words were exchanged."Beaton threw punches towards one of the girls, causing her to fall."Irving began to punch the second girl who also fell.

He then grabbed her hair and dragged her, continuing to punch her as she was on the ground."Both also punched the first girl as she lay on the ground."A man who had left a nightclub noticed what was happening and went to assist the girls."He tried to pull the accused