A YOUTH who killed his victim with a single blow was admonished
yesterday after being told he would have to live with the tragic
consequences of his actions for the rest of his life.
When Craig Gibson, 17, first appeared at the High Court in Glasgow, he
admitted the culpable homicide of Alan Keith.
He punched Mr Keith on the head in Whinfield Road, Nitshill, Glasgow
on May 18 last year. Mr Keith, of Parkhouse Road, Nitshill, was knocked
to the ground, sustaining such serious injuries that he died three days
later in hospital.
Lord Prosser deferred sentence until yesterday at the High Court in
Edinburgh.
Mr John Watt, defence counsel said: ''The circumstances of the case
are tragic. There was one punch which caused the deceased to fall to the
ground and strike his head.''
Gibson, of Glenlora Terrace, Nitshill, would have to live with the
consequences for the rest of his life. ''He says himself he will never
get over it.''
Lord Prosser told Gibson that if he had come to the attention of the
police for even minor violence during the past year he would have taken
a different course of action.
Given the unusual nature of the case and the difference between the
blow struck and the tragic results, he felt he could admonish Gibson.
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