A teenage attacker told a man he was “being victimised” as he pummeled him in the street, a court has heard.
Max Hosie, 19, set about the man as he made his way home from a friend’s house near Broomhill Road in Aberdeen by punching him to the ground then sitting on him.
As Hosie rained down blows on the man, he told him: “You’re a victim.”
Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard after Hosie was arrested he also attempted to headbutt a police officer before punching a custody support officer and hurling racist abuse.
The teenager appeared in the dock at Aberdeen Sheriff Court and has pleaded guilty to four charges of assault and behaving in a racially aggravated manner.
‘You’re a victim. You’re being victimised’
Fiscal depute Christy Ward told the court that on the evening of September 18 last year Hosie approached his victim near Broomhill Primary School.
“The complainer attempted to give the accused a wide berth,” Ms Ward said.
“But as the accused approached he said something to the effect of ‘you what, mate?’ before punching the complainer on the chin.
“The accused continued to walk in the same direction as the complainer and asked him what his problem was whilst also continuing in his direction of travel.”
Hosie’s victim then felt a kick to his left leg and a punch to the side of his head and a struggle ensued.
The man and Hosie both fell to the ground.
Ms Ward said: “The complainer tried to fend off the accused by throwing punches and pushing the accused, but the accused sat on top of the complainer.
“He continued to punch him on the head whilst saying: ‘You’re a victim. You’re being victimised.”
Police officers, who were nearby, arrived at the scene and seized Hosie.
Accused hurled racist slurs at officer
While in police custody at Kittybrewster Police Station, the teenager struggled with an officer and attempted to headbutt him.
After Hosie’s clothing had been removed from him for his own safety, a custody support officer realised that the teenager’s wallet was still within the cell.
As he tried to retrieve it, Hosie punched him to the side of the head.
Hosie then lay down on the cell floor in an apparent unresponsive state and, as officers attempted to help him into an ambulance, he hurled racist remarks toward them before spitting at another officer.
Defence agent Liam McAllister told the court that Hosie had “never before offended in this way” before calling for background reports.
Sheriff Morag McLaughlin deferred sentence on Hosie, of North Anderson Drive, Aberdeen, until August in order for a criminal justice social work report and a restriction of liberty order assessment to be carried out.
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