Teenager sentenced after stabbing in Marlborough
The 17-year-old can't be named for legal reasons.
A teenager has been sentenced after stabbing a 15-year-old boy in Marlborough and seriously assaulting a 14-year-old boy in Royal Wootton Bassett.
A 17-year-old, who cannot be named due to legal restrictions, admitted to causing grievous bodily harm with intent by stabbing the victim in the leg in an incident happened on Isbury Road, Marlborough, on November 7 of last year
The victim was taken to hospital for treatment, and following local enquiries by officers, the suspect was arrested, charged and remanded in custody.
The defendant also pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm without intent following an incident on September 7 last year in Noremarsh Park, Royal Wootton Bassett, when he seriously assaulted a 14-year-old boy unprovoked, leaving him with significant facial injuries.
The defendant appeared yesterday at Swindon Crown Court. He was sentenced to a six-month curfew and banned from entering Royal Wootton Bassett and Marlborough for three months.
He will also be subject to a youth rehabilitation requirement of 91 days of extended activity.