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| A pensioner who broke the nose of a young boy in an unprovoked attack in Perth has escaped a jail sentence. | |
| James Wilson, 69, repeatedly punched the child in the face after accusing him of vandalising a phone box. | James Wilson, 69, repeatedly punched the child in the face after accusing him of vandalising a phone box. |
| The seven-year-old boy's mother and a friend had to drag a drunken Wilson off the screaming schoolboy, a court heard. | The seven-year-old boy's mother and a friend had to drag a drunken Wilson off the screaming schoolboy, a court heard. |
| Wilson, who has convictions for pulling a gun on a group of children and throwing acid over his wife, has been sentenced to 18 months probation. | Wilson, who has convictions for pulling a gun on a group of children and throwing acid over his wife, has been sentenced to 18 months probation. |
| Perth Sheriff Court heard the child was attacked in the phone box on 15 May, where he had been playing while his mother chatted to a friend. | Perth Sheriff Court heard the child was attacked in the phone box on 15 May, where he had been playing while his mother chatted to a friend. |
| 'Completely inappropriate' | 'Completely inappropriate' |
| The boy was left with a bleeding nose after he was punched several times in the face. | The boy was left with a bleeding nose after he was punched several times in the face. |
| Wilson claimed he was "reprimanding" the boy for vandalising the telephone box. | Wilson claimed he was "reprimanding" the boy for vandalising the telephone box. |
| His defence solicitor David Sinclair said: "He took it upon himself to remonstrate in a manner which was completely inappropriate. | His defence solicitor David Sinclair said: "He took it upon himself to remonstrate in a manner which was completely inappropriate. |
| "Old age pensioners rely on the phone box to maintain contact." | "Old age pensioners rely on the phone box to maintain contact." |
| Wilson, who is from Perth, admitted attacking and injuring the seven-year-old boy by repeatedly punching him on the head. | Wilson, who is from Perth, admitted attacking and injuring the seven-year-old boy by repeatedly punching him on the head. |
| Sheriff Maxwell Hendry told Wilson he had seriously considered sending him to jail, but instead placed him on probation for 18 months. | Sheriff Maxwell Hendry told Wilson he had seriously considered sending him to jail, but instead placed him on probation for 18 months. |
| The incident came almost exactly a year after Wilson was convicted of pointing a replica gun at three children while he was drunk. | The incident came almost exactly a year after Wilson was convicted of pointing a replica gun at three children while he was drunk. |
| He admitted breach of the peace at Perth Sheriff Court and was fined £500. | He admitted breach of the peace at Perth Sheriff Court and was fined £500. |
| In 1971, Wilson was jailed for 12 years after coming home to discover his wife in bed with another man and attacking them both. | In 1971, Wilson was jailed for 12 years after coming home to discover his wife in bed with another man and attacking them both. |
| He threw acid over his wife and attacked her lover with a hammer shaft and was convicted of assault to severe injury and assault. | He threw acid over his wife and attacked her lover with a hammer shaft and was convicted of assault to severe injury and assault. |