Falkirk sheriff tells offender custody is on the table after his vicious attack on a 16-year-old

An offender was told he is facing the very real possibility of a custodial sentence after he brutally attacked and injured a 16-year-old.
By Court Reporter
Published 20th Feb 2024, 12:07 GMT
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Appearing at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday, Owen Power, 21, had pleaded guilty to assaulting a 16-year-old boy – punching him and kicking him on the head to his injury – in Upper Newmarket Street, Falkirk on January 6.

Sheriff Maryam Labaki said there were a “number of troubling issues” raised in Power’s criminal justice social work report.

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Addressing Power, she said: “I don’t know if you are aware of the serious position you are in. You have pleaded guilty to a very serious assault and the court is considering a custodial sentence.”

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Power appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court (Picture: Michael Gillen, National World)Power appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court (Picture: Michael Gillen, National World)
Power appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court (Picture: Michael Gillen, National World)

Sheriff Labaki deferred sentence on Power, 21 Posthill, Sauchie to March 14 and asked for a supplementary criminal justice social work report and a restriction of liberty assessment to be carried out in that time.