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A Lewis teenager has been warned her raft of offences could add up to a five year sentence in a young offender’s institution unless she stays out of trouble.

 

Sally Maclennan of 21 Marvig, South Lochs, was convicted of a huge raft of offences at Stornoway Sheriff Court.

 

The 17-year-old previously pleaded guilty to police assault - she accepted she repeatedly spat in an officer’s face.

 

She also injured a constable’s hand by trapping it in a van door.

 

She also caused a disturbance at the Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway by screaming and throwing herself to the ground as people tried to use the hospital.

 

The teenager hindered hospital staff and used threatening behaviour.

 

Maclennan ran through moving traffic causing drivers to stop to avoid hitting her, attempted to bite nursing staff, ambulance personnel and police in North Beach Street, in Stornoway town centre.

 

 

Teenager warned of five year custody sentence

5 December 2014

She also jumped onto the bonnet of a car, smashing its windscreen and damaging its wing mirror on the same date.

 

Other offences included a disturbance at her home where she smashed a mirror and another incident of screaming and swearing at the emergency department in the Stornoway hospital.

 

Sheriff David Sutherland highlighted he had considered “imposing a prison sentence.”

 

Instead, he placed her on a community payback order including 250 hours of unpaid community service work.

 

She was also placed on an alcohol and illegal drug ban.

 

For the next 12 months she will be tagged and required to obey a 7.30am to 6.30am curfew.

 

The sheriff stated she also “almost inevitably faced prison,” possibly up to five years sentence if she breached the order.

 

He warned: “For a 17-year-old, these are not only serious but worrying offences.

 

“I am particularly concerned regarding your behaviour with emergency staff at the hospital.”

 

The sheriff emphasised she had presented a danger to both staff, patients and others in the “accident and emergency department at the time.”

 

Such behaviour is an “indication of your lack of the consideration you have of other people and being totally wrapped up in yourself.”