A racist woman has admitted an unprovoked street attack on a group of refugees from Afghanistan.
Sarah Craig attacked two female strangers who had fled Afghanistan in search of safer, better lives in the UK.
The 38-year-old kicked and punched both women on the body and head in an the attack that took place outside a city centre hotel.
And she also repeatedly branded witnesses “monkeys”.
Accused was ‘highly agitated’
Fiscal depute Jennifer Pritchard said a group of three refugees, who did not know Craig, left the Copthorne Hotel on Huntly Street around 3.20pm on October 17 last year to go for a walk.
A witness then spotted the group and Craig walking towards each other and crossing paths.
Craig was then seen to approach the group and “without any reason began to remonstrate” with one of them.
Another member of the group tried to intervene and Craig started punching and kicking her to the head.
Craig then turned her attention to another woman in the group and kicked and punched her to the head as well, causing her to fall to the ground and sustain a laceration to her head.
Wound had to be glued shut
One witness then contacted the police and another group of witnesses summoned first aid assistance from hotel staff.
Ms Pritchard told the court Craig remained nearby in a “highly agitated” state and shouting.
The complainers were unaware of what Craig was shouting or why she had attacked them.
The other group of witnesses approached and attempted to speak to Craig, during which she called them “monkeys”.
Police attended and traced and arrested Craig, who again called a witness a “monkey” while being placed in the police van.
One of Craig’s victims suffered a 2-3cm laceration to her left temple which needed glue and Steri strips to close and has left a scar.
Craig, a prisoner of HMP Grampian, pled guilty to assault, assault to injury and permanent disfigurement and acting in a racially aggravated manner.
Sheriff Ian Wallace deferred sentence on Craig for reports, and defence agent Graham Morrison reserved mitigation until the sentencing hearing.
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