Three more Penrith teenagers have admitted that they played roles in a violent town attack which left the victim badly bruised.
Four teenage boys initially stood accused of attempting to wound a male with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. This charge was brought following an incident outside a building in Penrith on May 23 last year.
At Carlisle Youth Court last month, one 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of assault, causing actual bodily harm, which was accepted by the prosecution. He was given a youth referral order and told to pay £100 compensation.
During that court hearing, prosecutor George Shelley told a district judge the victim was the subject of a group attack. “He is assaulted,” said Mr Shelley. “There are multiple blows to the head. He then goes to the floor where kicks are administered.”
The victim had attended hospital and was left with bruising to his head with one eye swollen shut. Although a fracture was suspected, scans revealed none had been caused.
In an impact statement, he outlined the lasting effects of the attack, saying: “The experience has made me feel angry that I could not defend myself. This affected me walking home alone, placing me in fear.”
The three other accused teenagers appeared at Carlisle Crown Court on Friday.
Harvey Sadik, 18, and two boys aged 15 and 17 each pleaded not guilty to the attempted wounding charge. They all admitted the alternative, lesser charge of assaulting the male, causing actual bodily harm, on May 23 2023.
In addition Sadik pleaded guilty to possessing an offensive weapon — a knuckleduster — on that date.
His case was adjourned and he is due to be sentenced at the crown court on May 31. In the meantime he remains on conditional bail.
Judge Michael Fanning sent the case of the two defendants aged 15 and 17 to Carlisle Youth Court for sentence.
Background reports are to be prepared on the pair, who are next due to appear in front of city youth justices on June 28.
The boys aged 15 and 17 cannot be identified by law because of their ages.
