Two racist thugs who attacked a group of Chinese students in Scotland just over an hour are each facing a lengthy spell behind bars.
Liam Murphy and Bradley Lawrie were on Monday told by a judge that their crimes had shamed Glasgow.
The pair carried out eight assaults on strangers in the one night in the city centre last September 14.
Murphy, 19, and Lawrie, 20, have now admitted their guilt as they appeared in the dock at the High Court in Glasgow.
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Prosecutor Shanti Maguire told how the attacks occurred over a period of four and a half hours that evening.
The court heard how students Yucheng He, Zhibo Lu, Hanqing Li and Rui Sun had arrived in the city at 7pm.
Around 830pm, the men were the startled by the sound of bottles smashing as they walked in St Vincent Street.
Miss Maguire: "Mr Sun observed Murphy and Lawrie shouting at the group.
"He could not understand all of what was being said, but could hear they were shouting 'c****y' from across the street."
The thugs confronted the students before punching and pushing them.
Mr He was repeatedly hit on the head, Murphy headbutted Mr Lu with him also striking Mr Li on the mouth.
The duo then grabbed glass bottles from a nearby bin and started hurling them at the frightened men.
Mr He was hit three times by the weapons causing a cut head, blurred vision and bruising to his shoulder. Mr Sun was also struck.
Miss Maguire: "Murphy and Lawrie then approached the group shouting 'f***ing c****s' amongst other aggressive words."
Mr He was left scarred for life from the head wound. Mr Lu and Mr Li had lip injuries. Mr Sun escaped being physically hurt.
The assailants had already attacked their first victim that night.
Jordan Dunsmore was chased before being pushed outside the Sir John Moore pub in Glasgow's Argyle Street.
Both punched and kicked him before they fled into nearby Hope Street.
Mr Dunsmore suffered a number of wounds to his head.
After the assaults on the students, Murphy turned on stranger Damian Mannion near Buchanan Street as he walked to a bar with a friend.
Murphy kicked the man to the ground then smashed a beer bottle over his head.
Mr Mannion ended up with a cut to his forehead.
David Silver - who lived in Aberdeen - was at Glasgow Central Station when he was pushed and tripped up as he tried to walk past the thugs.
Murphy then booted this victim as he lay on the ground.
Mr Silver got to his feet before Lawrie struggled with him and Murphy punched him again causing him to tumble backwards and hit a railing.
Miss Maguire: "Murphy and Lawrie then repeatedly kicked and stamped on Mr Silver's head and body while he lay motionless on the ground.
"Lawrie walked away. However, Murphy ran back and stamped again on Mr Silver."
After the pair ran off, police found a bloodied Mr Silver still on the ground with a number of obvious injuries.
He had three broken ribs, fluid around the lungs, a suspected fractured nose and a "golf ball sized" swelling at his right eye.
The final attack that evening was on hotel worker Kian O'Neill. He was pounced upon near the station as Murphy demanded his phone and cigarettes.
Mr O'Neill refused, but was then punched and had a glass bottle chucked at him.
In a separate incident on April 26 this year, Murphy assaulted Tony Campbell with a vodka bottle after being told to get out of a house in the city's Easterhouse.
Murphy today/yesterday pled guilty to nine mostly aggravated assault charges, Lawrie a total of seven.
The offences involving the Chinese students were deemed to be racist due to the ethnicity of the victims.
Lord Cubie deferred sentencing until next month for reports.
In scathing remarks, he told the pair: "You have pled guilty to a series of disgraceful, savage and apparently motiveless assaults randomly targeting strangers in Glasgow city centre over a four and half hour period.
"The behaviour must have been terrifying for the victims.
"It is utterly shameful and it disfigures Glasgow's reputation."
The judge said he had already read two victim impact statements adding it was clear how affected they had been by what happened.
Murphy and Lawrie were remanded in custody meantime.
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