A HEAD kick Greenock assault thug is facing a potential jail term after admitting inflicting multiple injuries on a man.

Kevin McDiarmid carried out the attack within his own flat on the town's Jamaica Street, leaving the victim cut and bruised.

A sheriff told the the 38-year-old multiple offender that 'anything could have happened' as a result of him booting the man on his head.

McDiarmid — who has a 'history of violent offending' — pleaded guilty at Greenock Sheriff Court to 'repeatedly' kicking and punching him to the head and body.

However, his denial of a charge alleging that he had behaved in a threatening or abusive manner likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm by shouting and swearing was accepted by the Crown.

Fiscal depute Joanne Gilmour told the court that the victim sustained a small laceration to the side of his face and a cut to his lip as a result of the assault, which took place on April 12.

The also suffered bruising to both of his arms and was conveyed to Inverclyde Royal Hospital for medical treatment following the attack.

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Sheriff Colin Pettigrew told McDiarmid: “I note your record.

“The ones that concern me are of some vintage, but nonetheless you have a history of violent offences.

“My concern is that when someone is kicked on the head, you have no idea what’s going to happen.

“Fortunately, the injuries were on the low end of the scale.

“Anything could have happened.”

Sheriff Pettigrew deferred sentence on McDiarmid until November 1 for the preparation of a criminal justice social work report and electronic tagging assessment.