A jail inmate who left one other prisoner with head accidents after the sufferer insulted the attacker's mom was jailed for 18 months.
William McLean, 21, lashed out after Dylan Stirling, 18, "made feedback of a sexual nature" about McLean's mom as they each used cellphone cubicles in Polmont Younger Offenders' Establishment in Stirlingshire, Falkirk Sheriff Courtroom was instructed.
The incident occurred on the morning February eleventh final yr (2021) within the jail's Munro Corridor.
Prosecutor Katie Cunningham stated: "They had been utilizing the telephones within the halls on the identical time.
"Whereas they had been standing making their respective calls feedback had been made by Mr Stirling in regards to the mom of the accused.
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"These feedback had been of a sexual nature and the accused reacted.
"He started lashing out, placing Mr Stirling repeatedly on the pinnacle and physique, in possession of a pointy object which seemed like a chunk of jail cutlery.
"He was additionally punching Mr Stirling, inflicting Mr Stirling to fall to the bottom.
"Whereas Mr Stirling was on the bottom the accused continued to strike him together with his fists and with the thing he had in his hand."
Warders who noticed the assault ran over and McLean was restrained and brought to his cell.
Mr Stirling was left bleeding from a head harm.
A jail nurse glued closed cuts to his head and neck. He additionally had smaller cuts to his cheek, head and the aspect of his neck.
McLean, of Glasgow, pleaded responsible to assaulting Mr Stirling, below provocation, to his harm.
Imposing the jail time period, which was back-dated to February final yr (2021), Sheriff Simon Collins QC stated: "Given the character of the offence and the accused's file a custodial sentence is inevitable."