Sentence on Smith and the girl was deferred at the High Court in Glasgow A woman and teenage girl who assaulted a 53-year-old man before pouring petrol over him and setting him alight have been convicted of attempted murder. Isabella Smith, 50, and the 14-year-old girl, who cannot be named, carried out the attack on Eric Little at his home in Glasgow in January last year. At the High Court in Glasgow, sentence on Smith was deferred until later this month pending a psychiatric report. The girl was ordered to stay at a secure unit for the next six months. The court heard how Smith, from Dennistoun, Glasgow, was a friend of Mr Little. She and the girl repeatedly hit him on the head and body with a broom handle, brush head and a guitar at his flat in the city's Reidvale Street on 11 and 12 of January last year. They then poured petrol over his body and set fire to him. Having regard to the gravity of the crime it is likely to be some form of detention. How you perform over the next six months will determine when you are released

Lord Brailsford Mr Little was found the following day by a neighbour who called the police and an ambulance. He spent several weeks in hospital with severe burns. No reason was given in court for the attack, although days before Mr Little had apparently accused the girl of stealing a ring. The trial heard that spatters of Mr Little's blood were found on Smith's shoes and the girl's fingerprints were on lighters found in the flat. During the trial both blamed the other for the attack. Judge Lord Brailsford deferred sentence on Smith until later this month and called for a psychiatric report to be prepared. Public safety He deferred sentence on the 14-year-old and ordered her to stay at a secure unit for the next six months. Lord Brailsford told the girl: "Clearly this court is concerned both for the safety of the public and also your own well-being. You are in need of supervision. "I am deferring sentence for six months. I have made no decision whatsoever on the final disposal. "Having regard to the gravity of the crime it is likely to be some form of detention. How you perform over the next six months will determine when you are released."



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