SontstabbedthistdadtwithtRambotknife
Atteenagertstabbedthistdadtwithtat“Rambo”t knifetintatWishawtstreet.
Thetinjuredtmantfledtandtmanagedttot jumptontotatbus,tHamiltontSherifftCourtt wasttold.
Thet17-year-oldt–tstilltwieldingtthetknifet –tfollowedthimton,tbuttwasteventuallyt calmedtdowntbytatfemaletpassengertwhot knewthim.tThetyouth,twhotisttootyoungttot betnamed,tappearedtfromtcustodytviat videolink.
Hetadmittedtstabbingthistdadtandtactingt intatthreateningtortabusivetmannertint CaledoniantRoadtontFebruaryt17.
NeiltThomson,tprosecuting,tsaidtfathert andtsonthadtarguedtattatfamilytgathering.
Hettoldtthetcourt:t“Duringtatphysicalt altercationtthetaccusedtproducedtwhattist describedtastatRambo-styletknifetwithtat fourttotfive-inchtbladetthatthadtridgestontit.
“Hetstruckthistfathertontthetforeheadt withtthetknife,tcausingtatlacerationtthatt requiredthospitalttreatmenttandtfivet stitches.
“Thetconfrontationtwastwitnessedtbytat bustdrivertwhothadtstoppedtatttemporaryt traffictlights.
“Thetaccused’stdad,talongtwithtanothert maletwhothadttriedttotseparatetthetpair,t ranttowardstthetbustandtgotton.
“Thetdrivertclosedtthetdoorstbehindt them,tbuttthetaccusedtarrivedtandtbegant strikingtthetwindscreentwiththistknife.”
MrtThomsontsaidtthetteenagertranttot wherethetcouldtseethistdadtandtrepeatedlyt strucktthetwindowtnearesttwherethetwast sitting.
Hetthentpressedtantemergencytbuttont totopentthetdoorstandtgotton.
Thetfiscaltadded:t“Hetwaststilltclutchingt thetknife.
“Thetdrivertorderedthimttotgettoff,tbutt thetaccusedtturnedttowardsthim,tpointingt thetknife,tandttriedttotgettintotthetdriver’st cab.
“Fortunately,tthetdrivertsecuredthimselft insidetthetcab.
“Antunknowntfemale,twhotappearsttot havetsometconnectiontwithtthetaccused,t thentpleadedtwiththimttotstop.
“Thistseemsttothavethadtsometeffecttast hetthereaftertlefttthetbus,tallowingtthet driverttotmovetoff.” Thetteenagertwastarrestedtthetnexttday. Damagetcausedttotthetbustwastaroundt £500.
DefencetagenttBobbytReidtsaidtfathert andtsonthavetsincetmadetup.
Hetexplained:t“Mytclientthastbeentvisitedt intcustody.tHethastapologisedtfortwhatt occurredtandttheirtrelationshipthast resumed.”
SherifftDouglastBrowntdeferredt sentencetuntiltJulytfortatcriminaltjusticet socialtworktreporttandtthetyouthtwast remandedtintcustody.