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| Woman who let child drive car in Crimond must do unpaid work | Woman who let child drive car in Crimond must do unpaid work |
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| Sophie-Leigh Gemmell admitted culpable and reckless conduct | Sophie-Leigh Gemmell admitted culpable and reckless conduct |
| A woman who allowed a girl aged under 10 to drive a car through an Aberdeenshire village has been given a community payback order. | A woman who allowed a girl aged under 10 to drive a car through an Aberdeenshire village has been given a community payback order. |
| Sophie-Leigh Gemmell, 32, previously admitted culpable and reckless conduct after footage emerged of the incident in Crimond. | Sophie-Leigh Gemmell, 32, previously admitted culpable and reckless conduct after footage emerged of the incident in Crimond. |
| The young girl drove the car barefoot and in bad weather on 10 July last year. | The young girl drove the car barefoot and in bad weather on 10 July last year. |
| At Peterhead Sheriff Court, Gemmell was ordered to carry out 134 hours of unpaid work in the community, reduced from 200 hours due to her plea. | At Peterhead Sheriff Court, Gemmell was ordered to carry out 134 hours of unpaid work in the community, reduced from 200 hours due to her plea. |
| A video of the incident - which lasted about a minute - was seen on social media. | A video of the incident - which lasted about a minute - was seen on social media. |
| It showed the child driving in the dark, using the wipers and indicators, and peering over the steering wheel. | It showed the child driving in the dark, using the wipers and indicators, and peering over the steering wheel. |
| A video of the incident was seen on social media | A video of the incident was seen on social media |
| The child has bare feet and music is playing, including by Sugababes in one section. | The child has bare feet and music is playing, including by Sugababes in one section. |
| Gemmell, from Crimond, could be heard cheering during the video. | Gemmell, from Crimond, could be heard cheering during the video. |
| Peterhead Sheriff Court heard that the child was clearly struggling to see over the steering wheel. | |
| It was also told that the car's wipers were on and there were large areas of standing water on the road. Gemmell instructed the child to indicate. | |
| The court heard that when police later attended Gemmell's address, she said: "Is this about the driving thing? I shouldn't have done it." | |
| The young girl was driving the car in the village of Crimond in Aberdeenshire | |
| Last month Gemmell admitted culpable and reckless conduct with utter disregard for the consequences by allowing a child to drive a motor vehicle on a public road in poor weather and barefoot to the danger of others - in particular to the child. | Last month Gemmell admitted culpable and reckless conduct with utter disregard for the consequences by allowing a child to drive a motor vehicle on a public road in poor weather and barefoot to the danger of others - in particular to the child. |
| Sheriff Annella Cowan had previously deferred sentence to obtain a criminal justice social work report. | Sheriff Annella Cowan had previously deferred sentence to obtain a criminal justice social work report. |
| The court was told that Gemmell wished to apologise and showed genuine remorse for her actions. | |
| Sentencing Gemmell, Sheriff Alan Sinclair described her actions as "reckless in the extreme". | Sentencing Gemmell, Sheriff Alan Sinclair described her actions as "reckless in the extreme". |
| He added that she was very fortunate not to have suffered more serious consequences. | He added that she was very fortunate not to have suffered more serious consequences. |
| She was told she must complete her unpaid work within 12 months. | She was told she must complete her unpaid work within 12 months. |