Teenagers who broke into Clutha Vaults bar jailed for six months

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Two teenagers who broke into a pub into which a police helicopter had crashed have been jailed for six months.

Jordan Parry, 16, and Darren Melrose, 18, admitted stealing alcohol, cash and charity tins from the Clutha Vaults bar in Glasgow, along with 17-year-old Charmaine Holmes.

They committed the offence on 17 December, less than three weeks after 10 people died when a police helicopter crashed through the pub roof.

Parry and Melrose were jailed for six months at Glasgow sheriff court on Monday and Holmes was told she must complete a community payback order.

Sheriff MacTaggert said their crime would have led to feelings of disgust among the public. He said: "That will go nowhere near to describing the feelings of those who lost loved ones in the incident."

The teenagers were spotted by a man who was paying his respects to a friend who died in the crash on 29 November.

The court heard that the offenders had each had a difficult upbringing and had spent time in care. Melrose had previously been convicted of assault.

The six-month terms were backdated to 18 December, when the three were taken into custody.

An investigation is continuing into the Super Puma crash. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said the aircraft suffered a double engine failure.