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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Gemma Bradley

Dad avoids jail after fracturing man's eye socket in concert square attack

A man out on a stag do fractured a stranger's eye-socket in an "random" attack, a court has heard.

Scott Carter, 32, of Gartcraig Street, Coatbridge, Scotland, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday for one count of causing grievous bodily harm. Joanne Cronshaw, prosecuting, detailed that on August 28, Aaron Suleman was out celebrating his birthday in Liverpool city centre with some friends.

Similarly, Carter was visiting Liverpool from Scotland with a stag party of around 24 men, and had been drinking and under the influence of cocaine since 11am. At around 2am the following morning, Mr Suleman was in the Black Rabbit near Concert Square when he encountered Carter.

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