Thug smashed a glass into another man's face at Lanarkshire social club

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A thug wanted for punching a barman smashed a glass in another man's face before police caught up with him.Airdrie Sheriff Court heard that the victim of the unprovoked tumbler attack has been left with permanent scarring.George Lochrane, 51, admitted assaulting the man at Gartsherrie Social Club in Gartsherrie Road, Coatbridge, on February 6 last year.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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He sustained a small cut to his lip."Police attended but efforts to trace the accused had a negative result."Three months later the second victim was sitting alone in Gartsherrie Social Club, watching football on television.Mrs Cole said: "Lochrane was sitting at a table next to him with a group of males."Without warning he struck the victim twice on the face with a glass."Witnesses heard the glass smashing and turned to see the victim bleeding and holding his face."Lochrane left the premises via the fire exit but witnesses identified him as being responsible for the assault."The victim was taken to Monklands Hospital and examined