William Stewart, 70, drove into the innocent schoolboy after mounting the pavement in his dirty Iveco van, leaving the youngster in a wheelchair and scarred for life.
A farmer who blamed children for alleged vandalism on his land mowed down a 12-year-old boy in a horror hit and run. William Stewart ploughed into the innocent youngster after mounting the pavement in his dirty Iveco van.
He had earlier been convicted at a trial in Paisley of attempted murder. In his closing speech to jurors, prosecutor Graeme Jessop KC had stated: "It was a brutal attack on a 12-year-old boy. Stewart came back to the farm and was "enraged". The youngsters spotted him and ran off, but the victim tripped and ended up behind the others.
The boy was initially not able to stand back up. He was "screaming" in pain, his shoe was burst and there was a trail of blood. One woman saw the attack and described Stewart "full-on hitting" the boy. A friend of the victim said the youngster was struck "on purpose".
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