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| Brick attacker must pay damages | Brick attacker must pay damages |
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| A man who smashed a brick into the face of a 15-year-old girl has been ordered to pay her £1,500 compensation. | A man who smashed a brick into the face of a 15-year-old girl has been ordered to pay her £1,500 compensation. |
| George Ewing, 22, aimed the missile at someone else during a brawl outside Kayla-Lee Purdie's Edinburgh home on 3 May 2008. | George Ewing, 22, aimed the missile at someone else during a brawl outside Kayla-Lee Purdie's Edinburgh home on 3 May 2008. |
| But he struck Miss Purdie, breaking her cheekbone and jaw and leaving her permanently scarred. | But he struck Miss Purdie, breaking her cheekbone and jaw and leaving her permanently scarred. |
| Ewing was sentenced to 225 hours community service after he pled guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court to assault. | Ewing was sentenced to 225 hours community service after he pled guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court to assault. |
| Miss Purdie now receives make-up on prescription and wears her hair long to hide the scar. | Miss Purdie now receives make-up on prescription and wears her hair long to hide the scar. |
| It's clear that remorse has been shown by Mr Ewing Graeme RuncieDefence solicitor | It's clear that remorse has been shown by Mr Ewing Graeme RuncieDefence solicitor |
| Ewing, of Edinburgh, was walking home after a night out with friends when one of the group stumbled into a parked car outside Miss Purdie's home in Quarrybank. | Ewing, of Edinburgh, was walking home after a night out with friends when one of the group stumbled into a parked car outside Miss Purdie's home in Quarrybank. |
| Her parents, who were hosting a party, went outside with some of their guests and challenged the drunken youth. | Her parents, who were hosting a party, went outside with some of their guests and challenged the drunken youth. |
| Fighting broke out and the teenager, who had been in bed, got up and went outside to support her parents. | Fighting broke out and the teenager, who had been in bed, got up and went outside to support her parents. |
| Ewing did not join in the fighting but picked up a half brick and hit the teenager in the face. | Ewing did not join in the fighting but picked up a half brick and hit the teenager in the face. |
| Miss Purdie, now 16, said: "I was just standing watching, I didn't know what to do and I was afraid. | Miss Purdie, now 16, said: "I was just standing watching, I didn't know what to do and I was afraid. |
| "I just saw a flash of yellow and green coming in from the side and at first I thought I had been punched. | "I just saw a flash of yellow and green coming in from the side and at first I thought I had been punched. |
| "I didn't think I had been knocked out but now I can't really remember much until I was taken back into my home. | "I didn't think I had been knocked out but now I can't really remember much until I was taken back into my home. |
| "My cheek was covered in blood and I was shaking and very cold." | "My cheek was covered in blood and I was shaking and very cold." |
| Kayla-Lee Purdie has been scarred for life | Kayla-Lee Purdie has been scarred for life |
| She has been left with a 2cm scar and a metal plate is attached to her jaw. | She has been left with a 2cm scar and a metal plate is attached to her jaw. |
| She suffers ongoing pain in her jaw and loss of feeling to her face. She also missed her mathematics standard grade exam and has lost a year trying to make-up the time at school. | She suffers ongoing pain in her jaw and loss of feeling to her face. She also missed her mathematics standard grade exam and has lost a year trying to make-up the time at school. |
| She added: "I was worried that my face would never look the same again. | She added: "I was worried that my face would never look the same again. |
| "I was afraid to go out in case I bumped into him and my self-confidence was pretty low. I stopped going out with my friends and was afraid to be in the house alone." | "I was afraid to go out in case I bumped into him and my self-confidence was pretty low. I stopped going out with my friends and was afraid to be in the house alone." |
| Her father, Gary Purdie, 40, was also injured, needing seven staples to the back of his head. | |
| Ewing admitted the attack but claimed he had never meant to hit the girl with the brick. | |
| Ewing's defence solicitor, Graeme Runcie, said he had not been involved in the initial trouble and had been on the periphery of the fight. | Ewing's defence solicitor, Graeme Runcie, said he had not been involved in the initial trouble and had been on the periphery of the fight. |
| His employer described him as an excellent worker and he was at low risk of re-offending, said the lawyer. | His employer described him as an excellent worker and he was at low risk of re-offending, said the lawyer. |
| "It's clear that remorse has been shown by Mr Ewing," Mr Runcie added. | "It's clear that remorse has been shown by Mr Ewing," Mr Runcie added. |
| Sheriff Fiona Reith said although a jail sentence was merited, community service and compensation was a suitable alternative. | Sheriff Fiona Reith said although a jail sentence was merited, community service and compensation was a suitable alternative. |