A father who punched a 12-year-old kid after the youngster hurled an egg that struck his sick child received a £100 fine.
When Vincent Peters pursued down the youngster and attacked him after they threw eggs through his open vehicle window while he was driving, he stated that the “red mist fell.”
On August 1 of last year, the kid targeted the 27-year-old as he was driving close to the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, striking his little child in the process.
He pulled the teen to the ground and hit him in retaliation, which the boy claimed left him injured, afraid, and worried he was about to be abducted.
The prosecution’s Tanya Berridge-Burley said Liverpool Magistrates’ Court that the boy—who cannot be identified for legal reasons—was a part of a group of children who threw eggs on East Prescot Road.
She said that while Peters was passing the Old Swan Library at the intersection of Leinster Road, the youngster threw the eggs at his car.
Peters then exited the vehicle, began yelling at the children, and raced after the youngster, according to the Liverpool Echo.
The defendant “then stopped the victim by seizing him and pushing him to the floor and then assaulted him by hitting him,” Ms. Berridge-Burley said.
She said that Peters then led the young man around the corner and into Broadgreen Road before hitting him once more.
Friends of the youngster got pictures of Peters’ vehicle, which the police used to recognize him.
The youngster told authorities he was afraid and that he worried he may be abducted after the assault, according to testimony given in court. He also had a lump and bruises.
Peters, who has no prior violent convictions, first entered a guilty plea but later acknowledged beating assault in court in June of this year.
According to Christopher Bivon, who is pleading for mitigation, Peters’ anxieties about the health of his child caused the “red mist to fall,” and he was horrified by his behavior.
According to Mr. Bivon, the youngster had been in and out of the hospital for days because of seizures that were thought to be brought on by the high temperatures.
He alleged that after seeing them struck by one of the eggs, Peters, who had pushed the window down to try and keep the car cool, became concerned that his child would experience another seizure.
According to Mr. Bivon, the red mist has fallen and he has done what he has done because of what occurred in the hospital and the dread of having another seizure.
He feels repulsed by what he did. He certainly feels regret for his actions and acknowledges that they were never appropriate.
He claimed that Peters worked many jobs to support his family and pleaded with the magistrates to save him from going to jail.
Peters, of Verona Street, was issued a community order for 18 months and instructed to perform 200 hours of unpaid labor and 20 days of therapy.
He must also cover the boy’s legal fees, a victim surcharge, and £100 in compensation.