A drunk man tore a chunk of flesh from a teenager’s face in a vicious attack at T in the Park.
Ross Porter, Dunfermline, sunk his teeth into the 17-year-old’s face during the unprovoked assault and refused to let go.
The teenager screamed in agony and punched Porter to make him let go of his face, only for the 30-year-old plasterer to then gnaw on his finger.
At Perth Sheriff Court, Porter’s solicitor Stephen Morrison said that his client understood that his actions would lead to a prison sentence.
Porter held his head in his hands as Sheriff Lindsay Foulis heard details of the attack.
Fiscal depute Gavin Letford stated that the victim, who had a three-day ticket to the festival, had set up his tent and then gone to meet friends.
Porter, who was not known to his victim, appeared around 4pm and sat next to the complainer and his friends.
Mr Letford said: “The accused was drinking Buckfast, appeared drunk and was not making much sense. He pulled up a chair and sat next to them uninvited.”
When the group asked Porter to leave he refused and became annoyed. He and the teenager both stood up at which point Porter launched himself at his victim.
Porter bit him on the face and they both fell to the ground.
Mr Letford continued: “He felt the accused continue to bite him. He bit hard and would not let go. The complainer screamed in agony and punched him to make him let go.”
The accused released his grip but then bit his finger and held on with his teeth for a few seconds.
Porter then walked off with blood on his face, and was later found with traces of dry blood on his face and clothing.
Mr Letford said the teenager’s wound was “a deep flesh injury the size of a 50p coin. It was gushing with blood. He was tearful and shaken.”
The victim was taken to the plastic surgery unit at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where he continues to attend. The area of the wound, which was one centimetre deep, suffered complete tissue loss.
He has been left with a scar and a lump on his face. He will require surgery to remove the lump but will be left with a permanent scar.
Mr Morrison said: “Mr Porter recognises this matter can only be dealt with by way of a custodial sentence. He is horrified by what he has done to this young man.”
Porter, Pentland Terrace, admitted that, on July 10 at T In the Park, Strathallan, he assaulted a man by biting him on the face and finger to his severe injury, permanent disfigurement and impairment.
He was remanded in custody and Sheriff Foulis deferred sentence for reports.