Overview
- The defendant received a detention and training order, with half to be served in secure accommodation.
- He admitted recklessly causing a public nuisance and criminal damage over the March 1 incident.
- Footage shared on social media and CCTV showed him hurling a blue seat about 50 feet, narrowly missing several shoppers, with no physical injuries reported.
- District Judge Shanta Deonarine said the deliberate act posed severe danger but noted mitigation for the boy’s impaired intellectual functioning.
- A 15-year-old co-defendant denies the charges and is scheduled to stand trial on December 2.