Perth city centre pub. As the victim initially stood with his hands raised defensively, pleading “don’t do this to me," 35-year-old Keith Chaplin punched him to the head and he slumped to the pavement.The barmaid at the Half Moon shouted for help as the accused was seen holding a clenched fist over his 45-year-old victim, who was on the ground, his face covered in blood.Residents face shortage of decorating materials as lockdown and Brexit biteA member of the public intervened, placing himself between the two men, to halt the vicious attack. “The accused’s friend then pulled him away before they both fled the scene,” depute fiscal Lisa Marshall told Perth Sheriff Court.
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