MAN BROKE ARM OF TEEN HE BELIEVED WAS 'UP TO NO GOOD'

A MAN attacked a teenager who he believed was “up to no good” near his property and broke his arm and wrist, a court has heard. George Kovacs set about the 17-year-old with a fence post and pole and threatened to kill him if he returned.

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Sending the 57-year-old father to prison a judge said he had read about issues involving people misbehaving and causing damage in the area where the defendant lived, but he told him: “What you did went far beyond anything you reasonably thought you could do to protect that property.”

Amy Edwards, prosecuting, told Caernarfon Crown Court that on December 17, 2022, two then-17-year-old friends were walking in the mountains in the Waunfawr area of Gwynedd when they noticed an abandoned outbuilding and “out of curiosity” walked towards it.

The barrister said as they approached the building a vehicle drove past them before stopping and reversing back to them.

The driver of the vehicle, Kovacs, got out and shouted “What the f*** are you boys doing here?” The court heard that one of the teenagers, Kian Williams, who is now an adult, apologised to the driver but Kovacs continued “ranting” and the teenager told him: “There's no need to be a d*** about it.”

The prosecutor said Kovacs then grabbed a fence post and began swinging it around and striking Mr Williams, with the teenager putting his arms up to protect himself.