Wishaw teenager behind bars for stabbing and seriously wounding youth

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A youth who stabbed and seriously wounded another teenager has been locked up for 18 months.Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that the attack has had a significant psychological impact on the victim who was only 16 at the time.

Jamie Hoey, 18, of Ettrick Street, Wishaw, admitted a charge of assault to severe injury. The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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He then struck him several times on the body with a knife.The attack happened in Lyne Street, Coltness, on June 4 last year when Hoey was 17.His not guilty pleas to charges of possessing ecstasy and carrying a knife without reasonable excuse were accepted.Hoey's lawyer said he was in a position to pay compensation to the victim, but that offer was rejected by Sheriff John Speir.The sheriff noted that Hoey was a first offender and sentencing guidelines in relation to young offenders applied in this case.But he told the accused: "I must also take account of harm and culpability."This is an extremely serious offence and the victim impact statement discloses there is still a psychological effect."In the criminal justice social work report you state that you used the knife while you were drunk and were not properly aware of its presence."It seems to me you are not accepting responsibility for