Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Man cut boy's penis with plastic loyalty card

A man who cut a child's genitals with a broken supermarket loyalty card in a bungled attempt to reduce swelling has been sentenced to 18 months probation. Ross McBride, 23, from Clydebank, took the action after accidentally kicking the boy while playing with a football at a house in Glasgow in February 2008.

The toddler needed 11 stitches to repair the damage he caused but has since made a satisfactory recovery. McBride, who is autistic, admitted using culpable and reckless conduct. Glasgow Sheriff Court heard how McBride was in a bad mood when the incident happened because his girlfriend had not bought him a Valentine's card.



He was kicking the ball hard out of frustration when he missed and caught the toddler instead. When he noticed that the child's penis was red and swollen, McBride decided to snap a shop loyalty card and compress it around the injured area. When that failed he then tried to saw at the youngster in a failed attempt to reduce the swelling.

The court heard that when the boy's mother arrived back the accused told her what had happened and she took her son to hospital. The youngster was examined by doctors and a police child examiner and was found to have bruising, swelling and cuts to his genitals and thighs. He was operated on and received 10 stitches to one wound and one to another but has since made a satisfactory recovery.

3 comments:

L said...

Why was this guy allowed around small children in the first place? Was he babysitting? Was the kid his girlfriend's kid?

Insolitus said...

Why was he allowed around small children is a strange question. If this was, as is likely, the first time he has ever endangered a child in such a way, what possible reason would there have been for not letting him near children before this? And even now he wasn't trying to hurt the boy, so I don't think it's a proper question even after what happened. Don't leave him alone with a small child seems appropriate precaution, though, because he obviously can't handle suprising, unusual situations on his own.

Anonymous said...

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And the other WATT is SESSE.
All for THENSS.
I think you now know what " to do".
Let's talk CONESSE.