Exclusive:Sheffield youth battered student with vape during confrontation at Peace Gardens
Four days previously there was an “incident” between the pair at Tenpin entertainment complex
A Sheffield youth battered a student with a vape during a confrontation at the Peace Gardens in the city centre, a court heard.
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Muhammad Safi’s victim - a 17-year-old student - was known to him at the time and there was “animosity” between the pair involving “exchanges of words” and “swearing”, said Beverly Wright, prosecuting.
She described how on April 14 last year between 6pm and 8pm the complainant was in the Peace Gardens with friends and they were walking towards the Moor when the fight broke out.
Four days previously there was an “incident” between Safi and his victim at Tenpin entertainment complex, said Ms Wright.
CCTV footage of the April 14 incident was played to the court. It showed Safi throwing a volley of blows after another male in his group aimed the first punches at their victim - a 17-year-old student.
Ms Wright told Recorder Brian Whitehead Safi, 18, had a “vape” in his hand at the time and though he had not “gone out” to use it as a weapon, he nevertheless did so, causing a cut to the victim’s head which left a scar.
She added that following the assault Safi followed the complainant to the bottom of the Moor - where he “pushed” him.
Addressing Safi, Recorder Whitehead told him: “This was someone who was known to you and there was some form of animosity between you.
“There had been a previous incident four days before which involved pushing and shoving. On April 14 you were in a group and the complainant was with another young man.
“He threw punches at the victim and you then continued the assault and were on the ground rolling around punching him.
“You had a vape in your hand and although you didn’t go out intending to use it as a weapon it seems you did use it as a weapon and you caused a couple of injuries.”
A barrister representing Safi told the judge he had no previous convictions and was only 17 at the time of the offence, which attracted a “different sentencing regime”.
Safi, of South View Road, Sheffield, admitted assault with actual bodily harm. He was handed 80 hours of unpaid work and a restraining order.