SNS GroupA teenager bragged to friends after ploughing into a man in a murder bid.
Anthony Hornell, 19, struck the victim with a car in Kilmarnock on September 28 last year.
Hornell told his passengers, “Watch this, boys, he is getting rammed,” before propelling the victim onto his windscreen.
Hornell pled guilty at the High Court in Glasgow to attempted murder.
The court heard that the victim had spent the day in Glasgow celebrating with friends.
He later went to a takeaway in Kilmarnock and started to walk home.
Meantime, Hornell was behind the wheel of a Vauxhall Corsa with three youths as passengers.
Hornell drove past the man when he and one of his passengers shouted something from the car window.
The victim jogged after the car and went into the middle of the road.
Hornell turned the vehicle in the direction of the man and stated: “Right, watch this boys, he is getting rammed.”
Prosecutor Lynsey Rodger said: “Hornell drove straight at [the victim] who by that time was standing on the middle of the road holding his arms out.
“Hornell accelerated towards him and hit him head-on.
“[The victim] rolled up onto the bonnet, struck the windscreen and rolled off the car onto the road.”
The victim hit the ground, which caused his headphones and glasses to come off.
He immediately stood up, but he was dazed and bleeding from his hand.
The victim, believing that he was concussed, leaned against a lamppost and dialled 999.
Officers and medics attended, and the man was taken to hospital after he complained of pain to his head and left shoulder.
A CT scan ruled out any serious injury, and he was discharged from the hospital hours later.
Meantime, Hornell drove away from the incident and picked up his friend.
On seeing the Corsa damaged, the other teen asked what had happened, to which Hornell replied that he had hit someone and driven away.
When Wilson expressed concern about the police looking for the car, Hornell said: “Aw f*** them.”
Miss Rodger added: “Hornell then bragged about the incident, saying things such as ‘ha ha we’ve just hit some c***’.”
Hornell abandoned the vehicle, which was repeatedly reported to the police, who connected it to the earlier incident.
Officers found Hornell and the youths near the vehicle, and he was arrested.
Sentencing was deferred pending background reports until next month by Judge Lord Arthurson who continued Hornell’s remand in custody.
The judge told him: “Custody is inevitable.”
Follow STV News on WhatsApp
Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
