Father, 27, is fined £100 for punching 12-year-old boy after ‘red mist descended’ when he threw an egg that hit his ill child

• Vincent Peters punched a boy after he threw eggs through his open car window
• The father said he lost his temper after one of the eggs hit his unwell young child
• Peters got out of his car and chased after the boy in Liverpool on August 1, 2021
• The 12-year-old boy said he was bruised, terrified and scared of being kidnapped

A father has been fined £100 for punching a 12-year-old boy after he threw an egg that hit his ill child.

Vincent Peters claimed the ‘red mist descended’ when he chased down the child and assaulted him after they launched eggs through his open car window while he was driving.

The 27-year-old, had been driving near Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool on August 1, last year, when the boy targeted his blue Skoda, hitting his young child in the process.

In response he got out of his car and dragged the adolescent to the ground and punched him, something the child said left him bruised, terrified and scared he was about to be kidnapped.

Vincent Peters, pictured here leaving Liverpool Magistrates’ Court in July, admitted assaulting the 12-year-old boy after they threw eggs into his car’s open window

Tanya Berridge-Burley, prosecuting, told Liverpool Magistrates’ Court that boy, who cannot be named due to his age, was one of a group of kids throwing eggs on East Prescot Road.

She said the boy had thrown the eggs at Peters’ car as he was driving past the Old Swan Library, at the junction of Leinster Road. 

Peters then got out of the car and started shouting at the group of kids and ran after the boy, the Liverpool Echo reports.

Ms Berridge-Burley said: ‘The defendant has then stopped the victim by grabbing him and pulling him to the floor and then assaulted him by punching him.’ 

She said Peters then walked the boy around the corner onto Broadgreen Road and hit him again before the 12-year-old ran off.

The incident happened on August 1, 2021, as Peters drove down Prescot Road in Liverpool

The boy’s friends took photos of Peters’ car, which the police used to identify him. 

The court was told the boy was left with a lump and bruises after the assault and told police he felt scared and that he thought he might be kidnapped.

Peters, who has no previous convictions for violence, initially pleaded guilty but admitted assault by beating at a court appearance in June this year. 

Christopher Bivon, mitigating, said the ‘red mist descended’ due to Peters’ concerns about the health of his child, and he was appalled with his behaviour. 

Mr Bivon said the child had been in and out of hospital for days due to seizures believed to have been caused by high temperatures.

He claimed Peters had rolled the window down to try and keep the car cool, and had become scared his child could have another seizure after seeing them hit by one of the eggs.

Mr Bivon said: ‘I think the backdrop of what happened in hospital, in addition to the fear of a further seizure, meant the red mist has descended and he has done what he has done. 

‘He is disgusted at what he did. He clearly is remorseful and he clearly accepts that that behaviour is never acceptable.’

He said Peters had multiple jobs in order to provide for his family and appealed to magistrates not to send him to prison.

Peters, of Verona Street, was handed an 18 month community order and told to complete 200 hours of unpaid work and 20 rehabilitation days. 

He must also pay £100 compensation to the boy as well as prosecution costs and a victim surcharge.

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