Man jailed for squirting ammonia in woman's eye

O'Connor was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow

A man has been jailed for squirting ammonia in a woman's eye after having a "fallout" with her daughter on Facebook.

Brian O'Connor, 54, was wearing a balaclava and a gas mask when he attacked the woman at a house in Glasgow's Carntyne on 19 August 2023.

He was jailed for eight years after last month being convicted of assaulting the woman to her severe injury and permanent impairment.

Judge Lord Mulholland previously said O'Connor was responsible for a "horrific, despicable" crime.

O'Connor appeared via video-link from prison for sentencing at the High Court in Glasgow.

It emerged he had a lengthy criminal record including for offences involving violence, drugs and breaching bail.

Lord Mulholland told him: "You were convicted unanimously by a jury of squirting ammonia in a woman's face.

"This was obviously a planned attack as you were dressed in black, wearing a balaclava and a gas mask.

"She suffered permanent impairment to her left eye, which you no doubt intended given the substance squirted on her."

He added: "What you did was wicked - to deliberately harm a woman's eyesight, she has suffered long-term consequences.

"You did this because of a Facebook fallout involving your daughter and the victim."

O'Connor was also convicted of assaulting a man to his injury on the same date and place.