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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
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Blake Foden

Victim of 'vicious' glassing disfigured after beer 'rammed' into face

Offender Varin Hillbrick leaves court on Wednesday. Picture: Blake Foden

A glassing victim screamed in pain and hid behind a bar after a poker machine player "rammed" a beer into his face, permanently disfiguring him, during an argument at a Canberra club.

The victim spent three days in hospital and required surgery to remove glass from his head after the incident, which erupted in response to "annoying" noise in a games room.

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