Polmont YOI attacker 'not in a good place' with courts
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Connor McFarlane (19) appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday having pleaded guilty to assaulting an inmate in Polmont YOI – punching him on the head – on June 30 last year.
The court heard McFarlane had been having difficulty attending for his social work reports – on one occasion he actually turned up, but was an hour late and on another day he attended while he was under the influence of something.
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Sheriff Derek Livingston warned McFarlane, 122 Muirhouse Avenue, Motherwell, he was “not in a good place” and gave him a final opportunity to appear, deferring sentence until September 15 for a criminal justice social work report and a restriction of liberty order assessment.