Thug spared jail after two attacks at Four Corners
ATEENAGER who carried out two violent attacks at Glasgow’s notorious Four Corners has been spared jail.
Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that Taylor Thomson was caught on CCTV on two occasions, several months apart, attacking other young men.
He had, the court was told, been in the habit of hanging around and “drinking too much” at the city centre trouble spot.
In the first incident, prosecutor Aimee Doran told the court the 19-year-old was captured on camera on February 8, 2019, attacking an unknown man.
Video footage showed Thomson, of Barlanark, chasing the man along Union Street in Glasgow city centre with other people.
He caused the man to fall to the ground where he was repeatedly kicked and and body.
Ms Doran added: “The police arrived and carried out a search of both parties involved.”
In a second incident on November 15, 2019, Thomson was caught on CCTV again assaulting another male victim.
They were among a number of young people outside the branch of McDonald’s on Jamaica Street.
A fight broke out and Thomson punched and kicked his victim on his head and body.
The teenager’s defence lawyer told the court: “Both offences took place in 2019. punched on the head
“He was hanging around the town centre drinking too much and getting into bother.
“He has since settled down and is in a long term relationship.”
Sheriff Alan Findlay sentenced Thomson to a Community Payback
Order that will place him under supervision for one year.
The teenager must carry out 50 hours of unpaid work for the first offence and 90 hours of unpaid work for the second offence.
These will run consecutively.
He was hanging around the town centre drinking too much