Two brothers have been jailed for a violent attack on a taxi driver in Blantyre last September.
Robert Scott, 29, and Christopher Scott, 27, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court where Robert admitted assaulting the cabbie and racially aggravated behaviour, while Christopher pleaded guilty to threatening and abusive behaviour towards police officers.
The court heard an argument started after the taxi arrived to pick up the men shortly after midnight.
The brothers were asked to get out as they refused to pay upfront for their trip.
The cabbie pressed an alarm to get help but Robert Scott grabbed his phone and threw it into the footwell.
The situation escalated when Robert Scott dragged the driver from the car and punched him, while hurling deeply offensive racist abuse.
Dashcam footage from the taxi captured the incident, with Robert Scott also heard yelling at the the driver: "You're going to die tonight".
Christopher Scott later spat blood at police officers warning them that he had Hepatitis C, though tests showed he didn't have the virus.
Sheriff Linda Nicolson sentenced Robert Scott to 18 months in prison and Christopher Scott to 13 months.
However, both were released immediately as they had already served the equivalent time in custody since their arrest in September.
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