Teenager Pleads Guilty to Fatal Assault on Bus Driver
A 16-year-old admits to culpable homicide after a violent altercation led to the death of a bus driver in Elgin.
- The incident occurred on February 2, 2024, when the teenager was denied entry onto a bus due to intoxication.
- The victim, Keith Rollinson, 58, was headbutted and punched after an argument escalated at Elgin bus station.
- Mr. Rollinson suffered a cardiac arrest shortly after the assault and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
- The teenager, who had a history of offenses, was initially charged with murder but pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
- A sentencing hearing is scheduled for November 18, 2024, at Inverness High Court.
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