Teenager who gunned down Scots man in Utah to face murder trial as adult
dailyrecord.co.ukA schoolboy accused of gunning down a Scots-born man in a "senseless random act of violence" is to go on trial for first degree murder as an adult.It is alleged by prosecutors in Utah that the teenager murdered Rory Swimm with a single shot in Salt Lake City in October last year, the BBC reports.
The suspect was meant to be charged as a juvenile, limiting the potential sentence if he was found guilty, because the incident took place 50 days before the suspect's 16th birthday.
However, a judge has now ruled that he will be tried as an adult - meaning he will face a sentence of 15 years to life if he's convicted.Rory's Glaswegian mother, Susan Swimm, spoke to the BBC after hearing the judge's ruling with her American husband Robb and their daughter Maggie in court.She said: "I feel a tremendous amount of relief.
We have been living in a complete state of torture waiting to find out what this judge was going to rule."Rory's murderer was 50 days short of his 16th birthday.
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