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A teenager has received a life order because he is a threat to the public.A teenager has received a life order because he is a threat to the public.
At the High Court in Perth, Darren Cornelius, 18, became one of the first people in Scotland to receive the lifelong restriction order.At the High Court in Perth, Darren Cornelius, 18, became one of the first people in Scotland to receive the lifelong restriction order.
Cornelius, a prisoner in Edinburgh, admitted leaving a stranger scarred for life after carrying out a random and frenzied knife attack upon him.Cornelius, a prisoner in Edinburgh, admitted leaving a stranger scarred for life after carrying out a random and frenzied knife attack upon him.
Lord Bracadale said Cornelius would stay behind bars while he continued to be a serious threat to the public.Lord Bracadale said Cornelius would stay behind bars while he continued to be a serious threat to the public.
He said: "For someone your age you have an extraordinary record for violence. A detailed assessment of your risk makes alarming reading.He said: "For someone your age you have an extraordinary record for violence. A detailed assessment of your risk makes alarming reading.
"Taken as part of your pattern of behaviour, if you are at liberty there is a likelihood you will seriously endanger the lives of members of the public". "Taken as part of your pattern of behaviour, if you are at liberty there is a likelihood you will seriously endanger the lives of members of the public."
He ordered Cornelius to serve a minimum detention period of five years and placed him on the rare lifelong restriction order. The sentence effectively means Cornelius will remain behind bars until he is deemed safe for release.He ordered Cornelius to serve a minimum detention period of five years and placed him on the rare lifelong restriction order. The sentence effectively means Cornelius will remain behind bars until he is deemed safe for release.
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Cornelius had admitted punching Daniel Sweeney and repeatedly stabbing him with a knife in Leamington Terrace, Edinburgh, on 17 March last year. He left his victim severely injured and permanently disfigured.Cornelius had admitted punching Daniel Sweeney and repeatedly stabbing him with a knife in Leamington Terrace, Edinburgh, on 17 March last year. He left his victim severely injured and permanently disfigured.
He has difficulty comprehending the idea of a lifelong restriction and sees the fact he is facing it at such a young age as a very important thing in his life Defence QC, Susan WattHe has difficulty comprehending the idea of a lifelong restriction and sees the fact he is facing it at such a young age as a very important thing in his life Defence QC, Susan Watt
Cornelius claimed he was stabbing an invisible man only he could see.Cornelius claimed he was stabbing an invisible man only he could see.
In 2000, when Cornelius was 11-year-old, he carried out a frenzied knife attack on a nine-year-old girl.In 2000, when Cornelius was 11-year-old, he carried out a frenzied knife attack on a nine-year-old girl.
He abducted the girl from her grandmother's house, stabbed her eight times - narrowly missing the artery in her throat - and then left her for dead near the Fountain Park leisure complex in Edinburgh.He abducted the girl from her grandmother's house, stabbed her eight times - narrowly missing the artery in her throat - and then left her for dead near the Fountain Park leisure complex in Edinburgh.
He was not prosecuted for attempted murder because he was shown to have a mental age of less than eight, the age of criminal responsibility.He was not prosecuted for attempted murder because he was shown to have a mental age of less than eight, the age of criminal responsibility.
Cornelius was dealt with in 2000 at a children's panel hearing and ordered to spend just 17 months in secure accommodation.Cornelius was dealt with in 2000 at a children's panel hearing and ordered to spend just 17 months in secure accommodation.
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His long history of offending also includes a crime spree carried out just weeks after he was released from secure accommodation.His long history of offending also includes a crime spree carried out just weeks after he was released from secure accommodation.
When he was 15, he was tried for a number of sex offences against two girls - including his original victim - but the case collapsed due to lack of evidence.When he was 15, he was tried for a number of sex offences against two girls - including his original victim - but the case collapsed due to lack of evidence.
Defence counsel, Susan Watt, told the High Court in Perth that Cornelius was starting to show some insight into his offending.Defence counsel, Susan Watt, told the High Court in Perth that Cornelius was starting to show some insight into his offending.
She said: "He is still a young man. He has suffered from a considerable number of difficulties in his childhood and growing up.She said: "He is still a young man. He has suffered from a considerable number of difficulties in his childhood and growing up.
"He recognises he has a number of significant issues and recognises he must address these issues if he is to alter the path of his life."He recognises he has a number of significant issues and recognises he must address these issues if he is to alter the path of his life.
"He spoke to me about his difficulties with anger management and how he reacts to things, not in a good way."He spoke to me about his difficulties with anger management and how he reacts to things, not in a good way.
"He has difficulty comprehending the idea of a lifelong restriction and sees the fact he is facing it at such a young age as a very important thing in his life". "He has difficulty comprehending the idea of a lifelong restriction and sees the fact he is facing it at such a young age as a very important thing in his life."