A man has admitted carrying out two brutal attacks on strangers he met at parties.
Serial violent attacker Lee Gibbon went to a social gathering on June 9 this year and left with David Finch – who was previously unknown to him.
The two men walked around Northfield looking for another party to go to and stopped at Eric Hendrie Park.
He dropped a can of beer and when Mr Finch went to pick it up he pushed him to the ground and punched his head.
His victim ran to get away from him while leaving his backpack and a bike behind.
He arrived at a friend’s house at around 4am in the morning and the emergency services were contacted.
When he later returned to the park he discovered that his belongings had been taken.
Some of his belongings were found, including a bank card, by council employees while evicting Gibbon from his council home. They were handed over to the police and Mr Finch then identified Gibbon as his attacker.
Gibbon also attacked another man, Francis Murison, while leaving a social gathering on a footpath on Coningham Terrace a few weeks later.
A local resident called for an ambulance after witnessing the victim being kicked repeatedly while on the ground.
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Gibbon, 32, admitted carrying out the first assault and the theft of a backpack and bike on June 10 when he appeared in court.
He also admitted a charge of assault to severe injury, which took place on July 25, while at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday.
Fiscal depute Colin Neilson told the court Mr Murison had suffered fractures to the right side of his face and skull.
The court also heard Gibbon had previously committed attacks which led to severe injuries in 2007 and 2009 and had been caught in possession of a weapon in 2015.
Sheriff Jack Brown deferred sentence on the HMP Grampian prisoner in order to obtain reports.
He said: “I have to consider what level of protection the public requires from you.”