Attacker sentenced for fracturing teenager’s jaw with punch

A 15-year-old boy sustained serious facial injuries in an attack in Dalgety Bay.

He was punched by Liam Martin, who was said to have “snapped” following a comment about his height.

At Dunfermline Sheriff Court, Martin, 18, of Couston Drive, Dalgety Bay, admitted assaulting the boy on Regent’s Way on June 20 2014 by punching him on the head to his injury.

The court heard the victim was taken to the Victoria Hospital by ambulance where he was found to have a fractured jaw.

Sheriff Craig McSherry imposed a community payback order with 180 hours of unpaid work and a restriction of liberty order for four months.