Youths who broke boy's jaw and dragged him on to rail line at Lanarkshire station walk free from High Court

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Two teenagers from Lanarkshire who attacked a boy and then dragged him onto a railway line have been admonished by a judge.Jordan Duncan and Stephen Fairservice left then 17-year-old Andrew Paterson with a broken jaw following the incident in May 2018.The first offenders - both now 19 - returned to the dock today (Friday) at the High Court in Glasgow.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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