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Glasgow nightclub booth attack leaves man with shattered face

A teenage thug who fractured a man's jaw and cheekbone in a nightclub brawl has avoided jail.

Nicholas Buonaccorsi lashed out at Zak Togher in Glasgow city centre's Kushion.

The 19-year-old, of Kirkintilloch, was enraged after Mr Togher had squared up to his friend.

Buonaccorsi - now 23 - punched Mr Togher on the face and caused him to fall to the ground.

His injuries resulted in the victim needing corrective surgery and metal plates fitted which remain in to this day.

The first offender pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to assaulting Mr Togher to his severe injury.

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Sheriff Paul Crozier ordered Buonaccorsi to pay the victim £3,000 in compensation.

He was also told to do 225 hours of unpaid work and put under supervision for nine months.

An earlier hearing was told Mr Togher approached Buonaccorsi's booth around 1.48am.

Mr Togher confronted the unknown man, pushed him on the chest and kicked out.

Prosecutor Tanjeel Maleque said: "Buonaccorsi responded to this by punching Mr Togher to the face with his right hand.

"Both men fell to the ground and continued the fight."

The pair were initially separated and got back to their feet.

Mr Maleque added: "Buonaccorsi approached Mr Togher again from the right side and punched him to the right side of his face causing him to fall to the ground."

Staff intervened and people were ejected from the premises.

Mr Togher was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary for treatemennt.

Mr Maleque said: "He suffered two fractures to the right jaw and a fractured cheek bone.

"He required corrective surgery and plates were inserted into his jaw."

Bounaccorsi meantime handed himself into police.

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