A FATHER and son were caught on CCTV launching a savage late night attack on a man in a Greenock street - leaving him permanently disfigured.

The victim was pursued by Robert Graham snr and his son Robert on West Stewart Street in the town centre.

The pair appeared in court to admit unleashing a volley of punches and kicks.

Their victim, 38, was punched to the ground then repeatedly kicked on the head and body.

Greenock Sheriff Court was shown sickening footage of the assault in West Stewart Street.

It left the victim with a broken nose and needing stitches to his face.

He also lost seven teeth during the barrage of blows.

The assault was so severe that police cordoned off the street until the next day, pictured, while they carried out inquiries. 

Fiscal depute Pamela Brady said: “The victim was pursued by the accused along the pavement and they were seen punching him a number of times and then knocking him to the ground.

“The accused are then seen kicking him on the head and body a number of times.

“All of this was captured on CCTV.

“It was stopped by [police] officers who were in a nearby street.

“An ambulance was called and on arrival at A&E it was immediately apparent the man had suffered injuries to his face.”

She added: “He has been left with permanent scarring and his broken nose cannot be fixed correctly, so he will be permanently disfigured.”

The court heard that the violence erupted after the victim was told to leave Cheers Bar, West Stewart Street, and an altercation was believed to have taken place outside.

Robert Graham snr, 53, of High Street in Greenock, and his son Robert, 22, of the same address, were first spotted on camera in West Stewart Street pursuing their victim after he had been thrown out of the nearby pub.

Sheriff Ian Fleming told the pair - represented by lawyer John Lanigan - that given the gravity of the attack in West Stewart Street on January 9 this year he would defer sentence for social work reports and a restriction of liberty assessment to be carried out.

They are due back in court on November 23.