Bootle man guilty of stabbing boy, 12, on bouncy castle

Mason Clague is due to be sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court in September

A man has been found guilty of stabbing a 12-year-old boy on a bouncy castle.

Mason Clague, of Southport Road, Bootle, was convicted by a jury of attacking the boy in April 2021.

Liverpool Crown Court heard the 22-year-old stabbed the boy in the leg while he was playing in a garden in what police described as a "despicable" attack.

Clague is due to be sentenced for wounding with intent at the same court on 27 September.

He was cleared of a charge of possession of a bladed article in a public place.

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