An unnamed teenager punched an elderly stranger who fell and suffered a brain bleed, a skull fracture and bruising and died in the incident in Glasgow earlier this year
A teenager freed by police for attacking a shopkeeper killed a stranger to death half an hour later.
The 15-year-old, who cannot be named, punched Patrick Colquhoun, 70, who fell and suffered a brain bleed, a large skull fracture and bruising. He later died of his injuries from the incident in Glasgow’s Govanhill on April 12 this year. The boy had earlier struck Nadeen Mohammed with a blade.
The teenager today pleaded guilty to the culpable homicide of Mr Colquhoun. The boy also admitted to assaulting Mr Mohammed to his injury. Prosecutor Angela Gray KC told how there had been “concerns” raised about the boy’s behaviour in 2023, Glasgow Live reported.
The attack on Mr Mohammed occurred after the boy and a friend had gone to the store in Govanhill around 4pm on April 12. They demanded the shopkeeper and his son “come outside”. Instead, the men told them to leave. Mr Mohammed then followed them before there was an altercation.
Miss Gray said: “The boy removed a knife from the waistband of his trousers and made a slashing motion towards Mr Mohammed striking him on the arm.”
The man ended up needing stitches for a wound. The teenager fled, went home and told his father what happened. The boy was picked up by his mother, but jumped out of her car after becoming angry with her. Around the same time, Mr Colquhoun had left his local bar the Queen’s Park Cafe to visit a nearby takeaway.
The ex-taxi driver was seen standing behind a car rented by the boy’s dad. CCTV then captured the teenager coming into the street and accusing the OAP of urinating at the motor.
Miss Gray: “A witness saw the boy go towards Mr Colquhoun and punch him on the head.”
The court heard the victim fell backwards after being attacked and struck his head on the road as he hit the ground. The young thug then walked off as members of the public rushed to help the victim.
The teenage attacker was traced via CCTV and was spotted hiding in a doorway. He was again arrested and said: “I slapped him. He was p***ing on my father’s car. I shouted at him, but he would not listen.”
Mr Colquhoun is survived by his sister Margaret Salasidis and brother Tony Colquhoun. Lord Harrower deferred sentencing for a background report until October 18 in Edinburgh. The teenager has been detained at a secure unit until his sentencing next month.
