A sick thug who scarred his teenage ex-girlfriend for life in a terrifying ordeal has avoided jail but been ordered to pay £1,000 in compensation.
William Weir, 22, launched a sickening assault on Jordana Rutherford - 17 at the time - following an argument at the Citizen M hotel on Renfield Street, Glasgow, in November 2019.
Jordana, now 20, was knocked unconscious during the brutal assault as she has now been left with a permanent scar on her head.
Weir lashed out amid an argument over him being with another girl at a concert they attended together at the o2 Academy in the city's South Side.
Speaking to the Record last month, Jordana revealed she attempted to take her own life after the terrifying ordeal which has also caused severe panic attacks.
She said: "We had been at a concert in the O2 Academy and I actually watched him kiss someone else right in front of me. He was so drunk and being really disrespectful.
"I left on my own and headed back to the hotel. A wee while later he came back too. After me telling him I didn't want to be with him anymore he got so aggressive.
"He first of all said he was going to kill himself, but after his pathetic attempts failed, he turned on me.
"I bent down to help him take his shoe off and he pushed me across the room. I only weighed six stone at the time so I went flying.
"The next thing I know he was on top of me pulling my hair and then he hit me on the head with something.
"He knocked me out. I don't know what else he done to me when I was unconscious, but when I woke up I was covered in blood and in agony. I was so scared.
"The police and paramedics were there, but he was nowhere to be seen. He had fled before they arrived apparently."
Manipulative Weir was charged with pushing Jordana on the body, pulling her by the hair and striking her on the head.
The stricken victim lost consciousness as a result and woke up in a pool of blood.
She was taken to hospital and treated for injuries to her face and head.
The victim's nose piercing had to be removed from inside her nostril as a result of the blows.
Her lip was burst as well as swollen and she also suffered a cut to the side of her eye.
A wound to her forehead required stitches and Jordana told Weir's trial that she has to wear makeup "every time" she leaves the house.
Weir was found guilty after a two-day trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court to assault to Jordana's injury and permanent disfigurement.
He was told to do 200 hours of unpaid work as well as fork out the compensation at today's sentencing.
Sheriff Allan McKay also put Weir, of West Calder, West Lothian, under supervision for 12 months.
Prosecutor Katie Bell asked for a non-harassment order to be granted which was imposed for 12 months.
Weir will be up for review in July.
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