US EditionWoman who filmed young girl driving car in Aberdeenshire village ordered to undertake unpaid work
CRIMOND, ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND, JUL 29 – Sophie-Leigh Gemmell was ordered to complete 134 hours of unpaid work after admitting reckless conduct for letting a child drive barefoot in poor weather conditions.
- On Monday, Sophie-Leigh Gemmell was handed a 134-hour community payback order at Peterhead Sheriff Court, to be completed within 12 months.
- Last month, Sophie-Leigh Gemmell admitted culpable and reckless conduct after allowing an under-10 girl to drive barefoot in bad weather on 10 July last year.
- Amid sentencing submissions, the defence agent said Gemmell’s `behaviour was completely foolish` due to `poor decision-making`, highlighting her difficult family circumstances and history of domestic abuse.
- During sentencing, Sheriff Alan Sinclair said Gemmell and the girl were `very fortunate` to avoid serious harm, despite her actions being `reckless in the extreme` but a custodial sentence `disproportionate`.
- The court heard Gemmell has no previous criminal record, and a social work report found she was of no risk of further offending and does not need supervision.
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perspectivemedia.comWoman who filmed young girl driving car given community payback order
Sophie-Leigh Gemmell, 32, filmed the child – aged under 10 – driving the vehicle through Crimond, Aberdeenshire.
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Woman Who Filmed Young Girl Driving Car In Aberdeenshire Village Ordered To Undertake Unpaid Work - Great Yorkshire Radio
Sophie-Leigh Gemmell, 32, previously admitted culpable and reckless conduct after letting the child – aged under 10 – drive the vehicle through Crimond in bad weather. Footage of the incident, which happened on 10 July 2024, was seen on social media. It showed the girl driving in the dark while peering over the steeling wheel as music plays and Gemmell cheers. At Peterhead Sheriff Court on Monday, Gemmell was handed a community payback order (CP…
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