: “The plastic ‘surgeon ‘states that °
there will : be - long-term deformity
and facial scars," said Brundrett.

'Swatridge is currently recuperat-

ig at home, the lawyer said.

» The 15-year-old North. Vancou-

° verite has pleaded guilty to aggra-

vated assault and possessing a dan-

gerous ‘ weapon.: He will be.’sen-
 tenced on Dec. 20.

‘The -15- -year-old ‘has 18 prior

: . gonvictions, said

Defence. lawyer. David Forsyth :
pointed ' ou? that the 15-year-old had
just.. been : releaio after a 12-

The. ‘5:yeat-old was. “allegedly “hit
the head with a bottle by anoth: *

_ against him from’ unrelated. inci-’

dents in January and on Nov. 12 (six

“weeks after the party).

- The Sept. 29 charges against the

“ 16-year-old include:

B aggravated assault of Swatridge;

@ assault witha weapon;

“possession of a dangerous
weapon (a knife);

. i assault with a weapon.

- Said defense lawyer _ Forsyth,
“The complainants were members.
of the Underground Posse, the UP.”

Forsyth said his client was drink-

ing beer in an alley when the first |

fight occurred.

- “He re-attended this party with -

Mr. (the 15-year-old) for the pur-
pose. of a one-on-one fight.” said
” Forsyth.

But Brundrett said five witnesses :
saw the 16-year-old at the fight out->

Side. 'He said the teen was one of

, three (ail charged) who left the party

“screaming they. were coming back

and kill everyone responsible for the .

injuries to (the 15- year-old).

Brundrett said witnesses claimed 4

the 16-year-old poked a knife at two

people, including an attempt to
lunge with the knife at a teen.
Brundrett. said. the accused
should be kept in custody pending’
completion of court proceedings on
the grounds he would re-offend.
“He is continuing to commit
offences in. the community,” said
Buundrett.
The youth’s outstanding charges
include: ..:
@ two assault charges and a charge
of threatening a witness in January; -

‘@@ robbery and aggravated assault of
a-young man on Nov. 12 at Mahon -

Park.

Brundrett said the 16 year old
arranged to meet the young man’ at
the park. The: victim -was hospital-. ‘

: ized for four days, said Brundrett. A

co-accused youth in the case is also’.

“accused in -the Lynn : ‘Valley : ‘Party

incident

“The defense lawyer asked that his

client be released into the care of his
parents, both present in court.

: Forsyth said the teen was trying ..

- to obtain his Grade 11 equivalency at.
", Keith Lynn Altemate Secondary.

Wednesday December 6, 1995 : North Shore News = 13

Forsyth said a second group, of :

’ teenagers, not his client, was respon-:

sible for the Mahon Park incident. |
* Forsyth said his client somewhat

naively went to the Sept. 29 fight.”

“He denics any complicity.” said |

Forsyth,

‘Brundrett ‘said’ that witnesses

«feared reprisals from the 16-year-
' old-whom the Crown lawyer noted

had already been. charged with

threatening a witness in January.

Judge Bill Rodgers referred to.

the Young: Offenders. Act when he -
- decided to release the 16-year-old to

his parents.

Mims: is a dangerous young |
man ‘this community,” said |
Rodgers: “Mr. ---- is released. to his
parents, “basically under 24-hour:
house arrest.” 3 i

_ The youth. was ‘hot allowed to...

contact more.than 12 people ‘related '

“to all of his charges.: Three “youths.
‘and one adult have been charged in.

connection; with:-the. Lynn: Valley.“
fight. The adult, Ali Alamdari,:18, of
North’ Vancouver, is charged. with
“Aggravated assault.

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