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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Daily Mail
Shocking moment girl under 10 drives car through village: Woman, 32, admits to allowing child behind the wheel
A woman let a child drive a car through a village during a rain storm, a court has heard. Sophie-Leigh Gemmell allowed the girl, who was aged under 10 at the time, to take the wheel of the vehicle in July last year. The 32-year-old yesterday admitted culpable and reckless conduct after footage emerged of the incident in Crimond, Aberdeenshire. The young girl was shown driving the car barefoot and in a rainstorm, according to the BBC. Following an appearance at Peterhead Sheriff Court, sentence on Gemmell was deferred until next month pending reports. She admitted allowing a child to drive a motor vehicle on a public road in poor weather and barefoot to the danger of others, including the child. A video of the incident was seen on social media app Snapchat. It showed the child driving in the dark, using the wipers and indicators and peering over the steering wheel. Gemmell, from Crimond, can be heard cheering during the video. At court, she sat in silence while her defence solicitor, Iain Jane, lodged her guilty plea. The BBC reported that sentence was deferred by Sheriff Annella Cowan to obtain a criminal justice social work report on Gemmell. In Scotland, a child can apply for a provisional driving license at 15 years and 9 months old, but they cannot drive a car on public roads until they are 17. Children must use a car seat until they are 12 years old or 135cm tall (4ft 4in), whichever comes first. There have been previous incidents in the UK where children have driven vehicles that have resulted in police taking action. A 12-year-old was accused of stealing a BMW X5 with a holiday caravan attached before taking it on a 40-mile joyride. The boy was allegedly spotted by police after driving at Garforth, outside Leeds, in March this year. Police following the boy said he was barely able to see over the wheel of the car. He was ordered to appear at Harrogate Magistrates' Court on charges of theft of a motor vehicle, driving it dangerously and handling stolen goods but he failed to turn up and police had to issue an arrest warrant. When the caravan was stolen, its owner Janine Forth, of Leeds, took to Facebook to praise the 'amazing police response' after seeing the robbery unfold. She said: 'We arrived at the caravan site just as they had hitched it up and were driving away with it. The caravan had all the up-to -date security.' After the theft Sergeant Paul Cording said he 'struggled to comprehend' what he found when the car was pulled over, despite having 23 years of service in the police.
BBC News
3 days ago
- BBC News
Woman let young girl drive car through town
A woman allowed a girl who was under 10 years old to drive a car through a Scottish town, a court has heard. Sophie-Leigh Gemmell, 32, admitted culpable and reckless conduct after footage emerged of the incident in Crimond, young girl was driving the car barefoot and in bad weather in July last Peterhead Sheriff Court, sentence on Gemmell was deferred for reports. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Yahoo
Men admit roles in former nightclub cannabis farm
Two men have admitted their roles in a major cannabis farm discovered in a former nightclub in an Aberdeenshire town. The production operation was found in the former Deja Vu venue in Peterhead in September last year. Drugs estimated by police at the time to be worth £1.5m were seized. Iraldo Sarasellil - who was in the country illegally - and Ronaldo Abazi, both 26, admitted their involvement when they appeared at Peterhead Sheriff Court. Sentence was deferred. More stories from North East Scotland, Orkney and Shetland Listen to news from North East Scotland on BBC Sounds Police Scotland had described the find as a "large cannabis cultivation". Sarasellil and Abazi both admitted that, in Peterhead's Queen Street on 18 September last year, they produced cannabis. They also admitted being concerned in its supply. Sarasellil further admitted that in July last year he had knowingly entered the UK, in breach of a deportation order, by an illegal small boat crossing from France, contrary to the Immigration Act. After the guilty pleas were entered, the court did not hear the facts of the case, or an up-to-date final value for the drugs. Sentencing was adjourned until next month for the narration of what happened, and background reports on the two men. Two in court over £1.5m of cannabis in Peterhead
