Loyalist thug lobbed lit fireworks at an Irish republican parade and left a police officer with burns, hearing loss and blurred vision, a court was told today.
Builder David McCaig, 33, who was part of a large group of protesters against the march, planned the attack in advance at Glasgow's Broomielaw last September.
He hurled two fireworks at the marchers. One of them bounced off a vehicle and injured PC David Brown causing him 60 per cent hearing loss and burns.McCaig pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to culpable and reckless conduct by injuring PC Brown to his severe injury and permanent impairment.The offence was aggravated by religious prejudice.The court heard officers conducted a large scale public order operation that day because.
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