A thug who attacked a fellow passenger on a station platform has been jailed for three years.
Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that Peter Daniels had just assaulted his own girlfriend and a man went to speak to her.
Daniels shoved him to the ground and kicked his head twice, knocking him unconscious.
The court heard the victim was not known to the couple but they got chatting to him on the train after a night out from Glasgow.
During the incident, Daniels also admitted attacking his partner.
Sheriff Michael Higgins described his behaviour as "appalling" and said a significant jail sentence had to be imposed.
Daniels, 36, of Milton Street, Motherwell, admitted assaulting the victim to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement at Bellshill station on April 15, 2023.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United States
- based on surname
34.9%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United Kingdom
21.4%
Surname region
UK
United States
34.9%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
A thug who attacked a fellow passenger on a station platform has been jailed for three years. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that Peter Daniels had just assaulted his own girlfriend and a man went to speak to her. Daniels shoved him to the...
Prison sentence
three years
A thug who attacked a fellow passenger on a station platform has been jailed for three years
