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Drunk battered "friend" and robbed him while he was lying injured
A drunk battered his pal, robbed him of his wallet and phone then left him lying injured in a Motherwell street.Yet minutes earlier James Brownlie had been seen walking arm in arm along the street with his victim John Cambridge.Brownlie, 30, a prisoner, was jailed for 18 months at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday.He admitted assaulting and robbing Mr Cambridge in Brandon Parade South on January 12.Jennifer McLaren, prosecuting, said the pair had been drinking in a pub and left about 11.15pm.They were both “heavily under the influence of alcohol”.Ms McLaren told the court: “There was an altercation between them which was caught on CCTV.“The camera shows Brownlie challenging Mr Cambridge to fight then taking off his jacket and throwing it to
