Man who chased minor with bottle threatening to cut his throat jailed at Derry court
A 25-year-old man who has 129 previous convictions has been jailed at Derry Magistrate's Court for assaulting a 15-year-old among other offences.
Matthew Anderson (25) of no fixed abode admitted a series of offences on July 30, just days after receiving a suspended sentence for 'a plethora of offences.'
The court heard Anderson had slapped a mobile phone out of the hand of a 15-year-old before picking it up and throwing it out of the Peace Garden, breaking a car windshield.
He chased another minor with a glass bottle, threatening to cut his throat. The victim had never seen Anderson before.
He also spat at a civilian detention officer.
Defence counsel Stephen Chapman said the defendant's mother was in court and 'she has been down this road before'.
He said that Anderson's family were keen he address his issues.
District Judge Ted Magill said that the defendant had been dealt with 'in all sorts of ways'.
The judge said that custody was inevitable the only question was how long.
He sentenced Anderson to 12 months in prison.