Man lashed out then had heart attack

By The Newsroom
Published 15th Mar 2017, 16:41 BST
Updated 24th Mar 2017, 10:54 BST
Court heard attacker became ill after he carried out assaultCourt heard attacker became ill after he carried out assault
Court heard attacker became ill after he carried out assault
A man who carried out an assault which left the victim needing stitches landed in hospital himself with a heart attack.

Paul Hunter collapsed after police tried to pull him off a quad bike as he tried to make his getaway.

Hunter (40), of Carrol Crescent, Newarthill, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court and admitted striking Scott McKirdle on the back of the head to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement. It happened at a house in Wood Crescent, Motherwell, on May 9 last year.

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