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Lanarkshire thug stabbed girlfriend with corkscrew in horrific holiday park attack

A Lanarkshire woman was stabbed with a corkscrew at a holiday park.

Oliver Richardson admitted attacking the terrified victim while on a break with his partner at Craig Tara in Ayr.

The 22-year-old thug also battered her on the face with a mobile phone, nipped her body and dragged her to a bathroom and demanded she shower, Lanarkshire Live reports.

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He appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court where he pled guilty to two further charges earlier this month.

On various occasions between September 2017 and August 2018, Richardson, of Hawthorn Drive, assaulted the woman by throwing her to the ground and repeatedly kicked her on the head, repeatedly punched, kicked and nipped her on the body.

Richardson also admitted behaving in a threatening manner by repeatedly shouting, swearing and making offensive remarks towards the victim.

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These offences took place at homes in Newmains, Motherwell, Shotts and Wishaw.

Sentence was deferred on Richardson until August 8 and reports were called for.

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