An Aberdeen man could be jailed for carrying out a “brutal and unprovoked” assault while dressed as comic book villain The Joker.
Kristian Marr yesterday appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, where he admitted attacking Ross Geddes while on a Halloween night out as Batman’s colourful nemesis.
Mr Geddes suffered a broken jaw, which required surgery and an overnight stay in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
A month on from the assault, the 20-year-old revealed that the feeling still hadn’t returned to parts of his face.
Police launched an appeal for information following the incident, which took place outside the Prohibition nightclub on Langstane Place.
Constable Eamonn Ryan referred to the “bizarre circumstances” of the crime but described the assault as “brutal and unprovoked”.
Marr was arrested at the end of November, and yesterday pleaded guilty to an assault charge.
The 25-year-old admitted punching Mr Geddes “repeatedly” on the head to his “severe injury and permanent impairment”.
The accused, of Stevenson Court, was told he would have to wait until Friday, July 13, to learn his fate while reports are prepared on how best to deal with the case.
Sheriff Philip Mann told him: “This is a serious offence and it is possible a custodial sentence could be in contemplation.
“But I’m not saying that is inevitable, there could be a reasonable alternative.”
Marr was wearing white face paint including a red lipstick smile along his cheeks, a purple suit jacket and trousers, a white shirt and black shoes when he carried out the attack on Saturday, October 28.
Mr Geddes, a warehouse worker in Aberdeen, was off work until November 13 as he recovered from his injuries.
The former Kemnay Academy pupil, who lives in Inverurie, was assaulted as he returned to see friends in Prohibition after using a cash machine on Union Street.
He said Marr “seemed angry” before he punched him twice, adding that the “pain was really strong”.