Grangemouth teen got violent while holding wooden weapon

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday having pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening manner – brandishing a piece of wood and striking a door with it causing glass to smash – damaging property and possession of an offensive weapon at an address in Portal Road, Grangemouth on February 19 last year.

The court heard the young offender was “getting a lot of help but was not taking it” and was not engaging with his structured deferred sentence.

Addressing the teenager directly, Sheriff Christopher Shead said: “You are not making good progress and the court expects to see a bit more.”

He adjourned the case for the youngster, who lives in the Grangemouth area, until May 5 for a further progress report.

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