A drug addict who battered a man who'd tried to help him has been jailed for 21 months.

Scott Kilbride lashed out when he was caught stealing the male's bank card. ‌

Airdrie Sheriff Court heard he knocked the householder to the floor then stamped twice on his head. ‌

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Kilbride, 30, appeared from custody and admitted

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