SNS GroupTwo attackers described as being like Batman and Robin, left a man scarred for life stabbing him with a screwdriver multiple times.
Richard Mat-Awotunde, 20, and Rhyenn Montassir, 18, pounced on the man on Hope Street in Glasgow on November 15, 2023.
The victim was stabbed seven times by Mat-Awotunde while Montassir helped pin him down.
Mat-Awotunde was found guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court of assaulting the man to his severe injury, permanent disfigurement and danger of life.
Montassir, of the city’s Tradeston, was convicted of assaulting his victim after jurors deleted the aggravations on his charge.
Sheriff Gerard Bonnar sentenced Mat-Awotunde, previously of Dalmarnock, to 300 hours of unpaid work.
He was also put under supervision for 18 months and fined £1,040.
Montassir meantime was placed on a structured deferred sentence for six months.
The court previously heard that the fight arose amid claims the victim did not return studio equipment which belonged to Mat-Awotunde.
The man was doing a workout at Pure Gym on Hope Street when he became aware of the two men.
Prosecutor Kyle Dalziel said in his closing speech: “Mat-Awotunde and Montassir entered the gym that night with one thing on their mind.
“They invited [the victim] to come outside and both men hung around the gym and followed him for 30 minutes.
“Both were seen to stand over [the victim].”
The victim stated in his evidence that Mat-Awotunde told him that he was going to stab him.
Mr Dalziel said to the jury: “[The victim] told you the other man wearing black and although he wasn’t speaking he was clearly involved.
“He used the analogy Batman and Robin.”
The men went on to push and restrain the victim to the ground.
Mat-Awotunde then repeatedly struck him on the body with a screwdriver.
Mr Dalziel said: “He had seven small stab wounds – he presented in hospital with reduced air entry to the left side of his chest.
“He had a fractured rib and he struggled to breathe after the incident.
“There is still scarring to his back from the incident which took place two years ago.”
Campbell Porter, defending Mat-Awotunde, told the sentencing that that there had been a previous incident where his client suffered a fractured skull.
Lara Thomson, defending Montassir, stated that her client regrets his actions.
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