AN ANGRY Rosneath parent who left a man with a permanent scar from a violent attack over an alleged bullying incident has been handed unpaid work hours as punishment.

Iain McNulty appeared at Dumbarton Sheriff Court last month after pleading guilty to assaulting the victim by repeatedly striking him on the head and body to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement.

The court heard in September that the complainer was told that his child was being bullied by youngsters nearby in the village on April 19 last year.

Later that evening, 40-year-old McNulty, of Clachan Road, attended the home of the parent and hit him three times over the head with his hand after a struggle between the pair took place in the hallway.

The homeowner finally managed to push his attacker back out of the front door but a struggle continued before the accused walked back to his car.

The victim was left with soft tissue damage from multiple blunt-force injuries and a wound on his head that would likely leave a scar after being glued.

As previously reported, sentencing was deferred until October 4, with procurator fiscal depute Mandy Robertson stating that the injuries to the victim's hand left the self-employed man £800 out of pocket.

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Sheriff Lorna Anderson wanted to determine how that figure was calculated before punishing McNulty, but it was revealed at a follow-up hearing on Friday that the victim did not any answer any communications from the police.

The sheriff said: "I had continued it before because there was a suggestion that [the victim] had suffered financial loss.

"I have not been able to confirm whether it was previously mentioned and I am not satisfied that it would be appropriate for me to make a compensation order in that amount of money without being very satisfied where it had come from.

"It is a serious charge, Mr McNulty."

McNulty was ordered to complete 225 hours of unpaid work in the community within 12 months.