An industrial cleaner who battered a man who had thrown him out of his flat on a New Year's Day morning has dodged a jail sentence.
Connor Rennie, 23, left victim Aaron Wood, with a broken nose, two fractured ribs, a collapsed lung, and numerous cuts and bruises.
A court heard Rennie and Mr Wood -- a cousin of Rennie's girlfriend -- had been seeing in the 2020 new year with "no issues" at a pub in Tillicoultry, Clacks and at a house party with "no issues", but then moved on to Mr Wood's home in Cairnton Place, Tillicoultry.
An argument then took place between Mr Wood and Rennie, which "resulted in Mr Wood putting the accused and all other persons out", Falkirk Sheriff Court was told.
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