Horrified workers watch as thug stamped on 16-year-old boy's head during attack

HAMILTON SHERIFF COURT HEARD BRUTAL SHAUN LEONARD CONTINUED THE ASSAULT DESPITE THE LAD PLEADING: "I'M YOUR PAL. JUST SHAKE MY HAND." 08:50, 02 Jun 2025 Horrified workers

watched as a thug stamped on a 16-year-old boy's head during a prolonged attack. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard brutal Shaun Leonard continued the assault despite the lad pleading:

"I'm your pal. Just shake my hand." Leonard, 33, appeared from custody and admitted carrying out the attack in Alness Street, Hamilton, on March 20 last year while on bail for

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Android Lewis Devoy, prosecuting, said violence flared around 5pm. Article continues below He told the court: "Leonard and the boy, who are known to each other, were sharing a cigarette

and engaging in conversation. "An argument developed and the accused began to punch the boy on the head. "He pulled him to the ground and kicked him on the head. He continued to

punch the boy, telling him to stop being cheeky. "The accused then stamped repeatedly on his head as he lay on the ground. The boy said 'I'm only 16' and the accused

replied 'I don't give a f***.' READ MORE: Serial knife carrier caught with blade for the sixth time is jailed again "Two members of staff were leaving nearby offices and

they tried to intervene, but the accused continued to strike the boy before walking away." The police were alerted and officers arrived to find the boy with minor cuts and bruises to

his face and head. He was taken to hospital where he was checked over before being discharged. Leonard was identified from CCTV footage. READ MORE: Cannabis gardener jailed after plants

worth more than £27,000 seized in Wishaw Defence lawyer Stephen McQuillan accepted it was a "horrible" assault, adding: "It took place for no reason other than my

client's consumption of alcohol and mental health problems that caused him to act aggressively." Sheriff John Speir deferred sentence on Leonard until June 24 and remanded him in

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