Driver admits running over graffiti vandal

A MAN ran over a vandal who wrote "Welcome to Hell" on his fence and smashed his van's window, a court heard yesterday.

Stephen Armstrong, 47, said he intended to give to give the culprit a fright after he also threatened him with a knife and baton when he confronted him about the vandalism.

But, the High Court in Glasgow was told, the electrician lost control of his van when he mounted the pavement and ran over the 22-year-old, smashing his leg and collar bone and leaving him with a punctured lung.

Armstrong, a father of eight, of Southpark Village, Glasgow, admitted assaulting his victim, who cannot be named, to the danger of his life. He will be sentenced next month.