Friday 13 January 2017

Rangers fan from Co Antrim jailed for attack after Scottish Cup Final

A Rangers supporter who kicked a Hibs fan afterHe was named at the time and pictured in the media after the game that saw Hibs beat Rangers 3-2 on May 21.
At Glasgow Sheriff Court he pled guilty to running on to the pitch after the final whistle and assaulting the unknown man and kicking him on the head or body
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Sheriff Stuart Reid handed McDonald the jail time and a three and a half year football banning order the Scottish Cup final last year during a pitch invasion, has been jailed for nine months.
Darren McDonald, 40, travelled from Ballymena, Co Antrim, to support his team when he was caught on camera after the match.McDonald is currently serving a sentence in Northern Ireland and the latest jail term is to start after that finishes.
Footage from the match was played to the court and newspaper reports from the time that reported the incident with McDonald were brought to the sheriff's attention.
McDonald was seen clearly wearing a pink T-shirt and has distinctive tattoos.

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