A 15-year-old carried out months of random violence after knocking a stranger out cold when he was waiting in the New Year’s morning queue at a Dundee McDonald’s.
Layton Chaplin stamped on his victim, knocked a 14-year-old boy unconscious for several minutes and headbutted and kicked a woman in three separate attacks over seven months.
The teenager, who is now 18, threatened to murder police officers and told them he would rape their family members.
Racist Chaplin’s horrific spree of unprovoked violence left one victim with a broken jaw and another with a broken nose.
McDonalds attack
Dundee Sheriff Court was told the campaign of attacks began when he tried to be the first customer through the door at McDonald’s on Reform Street in 2020.
Fiscal depute Gavin Burton said a queue of people gathered outside the fast food joint shortly before it opened for the year at 8am on January 1.
Chaplin pushed his way in before he was allowed and threatened to rape staff members, before turning his anger towards fellow customer Umayr Mostafa.
Mr Burton said: “They heard him shouting and threatening to rape staff.
“He punched Mr Mostafa to the jaw.
“They fell to the ground. He punched him to the head and body.
“As he tried to get up, Chaplin kicked him on the head, causing him to lose consciousness, before stamping on his head.”
The court heard co-accused Jay Ciebrant, 18, kicked Mr Mostafa on the back and head before eventually dragging Chaplin away from their stricken victim.
Second and third assaults
On June 1 2020, Chaplin approached a 14-year-old boy in the street and hurled abuse at him before punching him.
Mr Burton said: “This caused him to fall back and he hit his head and lost consciousness for a number of minutes.
“The victim sustained a broken nose.”
Little over a month later, Chaplin seriously assaulted a woman after being thrown out of a party.
He repeatedly punched Alix Scott in the face.
Chaplin burst her nose and then headbutted her.
While she was on the ground he continued the attack by kicking her repeatedly on the body.
He ran towards her brandishing a bottle before promising to come back with others to continue the assault.
Woman barricaded herself in flat
He did return with three other people and tried to get to the woman as she barricaded herself inside a flat.
He issued death threats and called attending police officers “n*****s”, before spitting inside the van after he was arrested in Dundee.
“He made several threats,” Mr Burton said.
“He threatened to rape family members and kill police officers.”
Chaplin, of Broomhill Path, Glasgow, admitted a total of eight charges, including severely injuring the boy and attacking and injuring Miss Scott.
Both he and Ciebrant, of St Michael’s Yard, Dundee, admitted attacking Mr Mostafa to his severe injury by stamping on his head and knocking him unconscious.
Solicitor Jim Laverty, for Chaplin, told the court his client had “made significant changes” to his life since the offences and is now working.
Chaplin, who was sporting a neck brace after a recent car crash, and Ciebrant both had sentence deferred for reports.
They were granted bail.
