A thug who smashed a glass in a woman’s face leaving her with a massive gash – then called police claiming he was the victim – has been jailed.
Mark Davidson was handed a 10-month prison term after he admitted assaulting Claire Milne after a drinking session at her home in Montrose, Angus.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard Davidson had gone to Miss Milne’s home after she had finished work at a local leisure centre, where they shared a takeaway and a bottle of vodka.
But in the early hours of May 1 last year an argument ensued and Davidson first called police claiming he had been “harassed by a drunk woman”.
Fiscal depute Joanne Smith told the court that Davidson told police he was going to leave the property.
But as he got up to leave Davidson turned and smashed the tumbler he was holding into Miss Milne’s face, leaving a massive two inch long, one inch wide gash that will leave a permanent scar.
Miss Smith said: “She was bleeding heavily and was covered in glass fragments.
“About this time the accused left the locus and contacted police.
“He stated he had been at the locus and had been struck by a glass and had a bleeding hand.
“The complainer’s mother attended and found her bleeding from the head, her clothes covered in blood and blood pooling on the sofa.
“She was described as hysterical.
“Police traced the accused and he said Miss Milne had been acting strangely and aggressively and stated she had thrown the glass at him.
“The complainer was taken to hospital for treatment and had an injury to the left side of her forehead behind and above the eye.
“The wound was two inches in length and between half an inch and an inch wide.
“She was advised by medical staff it would leave a permanent scar.”
Davidson, 33, of Garrison Road, Montrose, pleaded guilty on indictment to a charge of assault to severe injury and permanent disfigurement.
Sheriff Alastair Carmichael jailed Davidson for ten months.