From Ananova:
A mother took her toddler son to court after officials refused to accept they had made a mistake by charging him for speeding.
Lawyers, court officials and police fell about laughing when 16-month-old Jay Mack appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court and tried to climb into the sheriff’s chair.
His £208 speeding fine was immediately cancelled and court officers have launched an inquiry to discover how the case got so far.
It all started when a man caught speeding in Essex in July gave police the false name of Jay Mack.
A computer search by court officials turned up only one Jay Mack in the UK – and the little lad from Priesthill near Glasgow, was issued with a £40 speeding fine.
His bewildered mum Mary, 34, phoned the magistrates court in Essex to tell them they had the wrong Jay Mack.
But court officials wouldn’t believe her, and continued to send letters demanding payment of the fine. Several deadlines for the payment passed, and the fine showballed to £208.33.
Jay was then warned he would face arrest if he failed to appear at a fines hearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
Officials first tried to stop Jay from entering the court, as he was wearing reins and was very wobbly on his feet. But the family was ushered inside when they found out he was the one appearing.
After the hearing, Mary, who has five other children, said: “It’s ridiculous that someone didn’t stop this sooner. Whoever was caught by police clearly gave them a made-up name.”
Story filed: 14:02 Monday 9th December 2002
You could not make it up.
Will
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