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'Lash him out of it': teen recorded stabbing on Snapchat
2021-03-08
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Summary
An 18‑year‑old, Jason Finnegan, was remanded on bail pending sentence after he recorded his 30‑year‑old accomplice, Mark Pidgeon, stabbing Kenneth Osbourne on Snapchat. The recording captured the initial conversation and the stabbing, during which Finnegan shouted encouragements such as "lash him, lash him out of it" and called Osbourne a "rat." The incident lasted about 90 seconds before the pair left the scene. Osbourne suffered multiple stab wounds, including an arm injury that required surgery. Finnegan pleaded guilty to assault causing harm at Basin Street Flats on 15 March 2020. Pidgeon was sentenced to three years in prison in January after pleading guilty to the same offence. Judge Karen O'Connor adjourned Finnegan's case to 4 June, ordering a probation report, and noted his progress with community agencies. The court heard that Osbourne did not wish to give a victim impact statement and that the Snapchat footage, along with CCTV, identified the attackers.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'Lash him out of it': teen recorded stabbing on Snapchat. Charges or matters: assault causing harm at Basin Street Flats on March 15, 2020; the same offence. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 15, 2020 Incident
- June 4 Adjournment
- 2021-03-08 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm at Basin Street Flats on March 15, 2020; the same offence (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Credit: Collins) A teenager who recorded his accomplice stabbing a man on Snapchat has been remanded on bail pending sentence for assault.; Credit: Collins) A teenager who recorded his accomplice stabbing a man on Snapchat has been remanded on bail pending sentence for assault.
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm at Basin Street Flats on March 15, 2020; the same offence (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Last January, Pidgeon of Bluebell Road, Bluebell was sentenced to three years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the same offence.; Judge Karen O'Connor adjourned Finnegan's case to June 4, next, and ordered a report from the Probation Service for that date.
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