Bo'ness teenager attacked and injured boy (13)

A teenager carried a violent assault on a younger boy, knocking him to the ground and kicking him on the head.
By Court Reporter
Published 25th Apr 2022, 12:27 BST
Updated 25th Apr 2022, 14:39 BST
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The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday having admitted the assault to injury he committed against the 13-year-old in Grahams Road, Falkirk on August 13 last year.

The charge stated the offender struck the boy on the head, knocked him to the ground and repeatedly kicked him on the head.

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The 16-year-old also pleaded guilty to breaching his curfew – being outside in Bo’ness after 7pm – on October 9, 2021.

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court last ThursdayThe teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday
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Murray Aitken, defence solicitor, said the teenager seemed to have had “a light bulb moment” after he realised how close he had come to going to Polmont Young Offenders Institution.

Sheriff Craig Harris said: “The report indicates you have turned things around.”

He placed the 16-year-old on a structured deferred sentence for the assault case until September 1.