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Amy Farnworth & Douglas Whitbread

'Bully', 24, caught on camera shoving autistic boy, 8, into bin and confronting brother

Shocking footage shows a man shoving an autistic boy in a dustbin as a "joke" before violently assaulting his brother who had come to his rescue.

Doorbell security camera footage showed Jordan Scott, 24, throw Maverick Bond, then eight, into a blue waste bin, before facing off against his 19-year-old sibling Jason Clemance.

The clips show how Scott swinging punches at Jason on his own doorstep as the dispute escalated between the two families.

Distressing photos taken by mum, Rachel Clemance, showed Jason was left with cuts and bruises across his face and body following the attack.

Earlier this week, Scott pleaded guilty to assaulting both Maverick and Jason at Blackburn Magistrates' Court.

It was accepted Scott didn’t know Maverick had autism during the assault in Blackburn, Lancs., on August 14, last year, and put him in the bin as a poor taste “joke”.

Footage showed Jordan Scott throwing Maverick Bond into a dustbin (Rachel Clemance / SWNS)
Scott admitted assaulting Maverick and his brother (Rachel Clemance / SWNS)

But magistrates sentenced Scott to a 12-month community order, 100 hours of unpaid work and ordered him to pay compensation to his victims.

Speaking after the hearing, Rachel said the punishment Scott received did not reflect the trauma that her family had gone through.

She said: "My sons were already suffering because of other things that have happened in their lives, which people in the street knew about, including Jordan Scott.

"So putting my eight-year-old in a bin, who is such a beautiful soul, brought all the past memories back, and he couldn't understand why someone could do that to a person that wouldn't hurt a fly.

Maverick still has nightmares about the incident, his mum said (Rachel Clemance / SWNS)

"He still has nightmares now. Jordan Scott is just a down-right bully.

"As for Jason, he started getting angry and more depressed following the attack and moved out as soon as Jordan Scott moved back in next door with his girlfriend.

"Jason did nothing to deserve that attack. He's only ever been hit once before, and my boys aren't fighters.

“I so wish I had brought them up that way, to defend themselves from men like Jordan Scott."

Rachel explained that thuggish Scott was only brought to justice following the quick-thinking actions of her other son, Codi, who was 12 at the time of the attack.

She said: "On that night, Codi, my other son, he kept opening and shutting the door so we could get it on the camera.

Jason Clemance was injured during the fracas in Blackburn (Rachel Clemance / SWNS)
The footage shows Jason being attacked when he stepped in (Rachel Clemance / SWNS)

“That's what he did every time he felt unsafe. It wasn't fair, and it wasn't fair the fact all the kids in the street saw it."

Rachel said she has been forced to leave area now as Maverick had refused to go out and play unless she was watching over him.

She said: "He was getting bullied by some of the kids, and the bullying got worse, so he felt intimidated.

"He still goes on about it to this day - he was getting hit, they would taunt him.

"He is such a loving-natured child, and I'm not just saying that because he's my son, he would help anyone.

"It kills me every day that this happened to my boys - my children. Now we have such amazing neighbours and live in a lovely area.

“I’m just upset that we had all this evidence from the doorbell camera, and it didn't make a bit of difference with his sentencing - it’s sickening.

“I’m heartbroken at the sentence he received as bullies like him deserve more, but now the truth is out there, I just want to get on trying to build mine and my children’s lives.”

Scott was told to pay £50 compensation to each of the assault victims, a £95 victim surcharge and £120 costs.

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