Teen Charged With Attempting To Run Over Police Officer In Kirkop Gets Three Years Probation
A teen charged with attempting to run over a police officer in an incident in Kirkop has been sentenced to three years probation.
When the incident took place in October of last year, the police said at an RIU officer had spotted the 17-year-old boy driving the Nissan March, only a few hours after the vehicle was reported missing in Msida.
When the officer signalled the car to stop, the teenager allegedly tried to run him over but missed his target. The police gave chase and arrested him shortly afterwards.
The case came a few months after 17-year-old Liam Debono was arrested and charged with attempted murder after he mowed down police officer Simon Schembri in Luqa, leaving the policeman with serious injuries that forced him to amputate an arm.
The court, which was presided over by Magistrate Joe Mifsud, did the find the teen, who cannot be named, guilty for the offence. However, the court did note that the accused did show regret for his actions and had shown enormous progress since his arrest when dishing out his probation order.
The young man’s license has also been suspended for a year.
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