VIDEO: Teenager assaulted at York station
A 19 year-old's been jailed for four months.
A 19 year-old's been jailed for four months after assaulting another teenager at York station.
Harry Lee Powell, from York, spat at and kicked the 16 year-old boy in an unprovoked attack in a waiting room at the station - on 30th October.
Powell pleaded guilty to the assault at York Magistrates Court yesterday.
The victim did not retaliate and left the waiting room to wait on the platform for his train, but he was in so much pain and distress he could not complete his journey and had to be collected.
PC Mollie Chapman, investigating officer, said: “This was a completely unprovoked attack on a stranger who was simply minding his own business.
“Powell is nothing but a bully who was clearly attempting to play the big man in front in his mates and deliberately picked on someone who was alone and refused to engage in his name calling and abuse.
“The victim did his best to avoid any confrontation by ignoring Powell’s repeated intimidation and provocation and even when attacked, offered no retaliation, which is credit to him and his character.
"This vile assault has caused the 16-year-old victim great distress, prevented him from resuming his normal routine and hobbies and left him afraid to travel alone by train.”