A north-east man will stand trial accused of leaving a child with serious injuries following a moped crash.
Paul Jessiman, 20, appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday where he denied causing an eight-year-old boy serious injury on Cornhill Terrace on September 3 last year.
Jessiman, of Gladstone Place, Woodside, is accused of driving an unregistered moped with a false number plate on a closed-off section of road and failing to avoid the boy, who was playing on his bicycle close by.
He also pleaded not guilty to driving without a licence.
The boy in question was found unconscious and drenched in blood by his parents on the street.
The schoolboy lost four teeth and suffered injuries to his legs and face – including deep cut to his gums and nose – and required a total of 28 stitches.
The nature of his head injuries meant doctors at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary had to operate while the boy was awake, with nothing but numbing drugs and morphine to stop the pain while they tended the wounds and reattached his teeth.
Another man, William Dunlop, was fined for driving a vehicle at the time of the incident without insurance or a licence.
The 18-year-old, of Cummings Park Circle, Aberdeen was ordered to pay £540 and was given six penalty points.