Fleetwood man is cleared of child cruelty allegations, but convicted of smashing X-box with hammer
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A man has been formally cleared of child cruelty claims after prosecutors at Preston Crown Court offered no evidence.
Stuart Peter Bailey, 40, of no fixed abode, was accused of threatening a boy with a lighted cigarette, to burn him, and with a knife.
He had denied charges of cruelty to a child throughout his trial before Preston Crown Court.
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Hide AdHowever, he was convicted of criminal damage in relation to a boy's X-Box being smashed on October 2 last year.
The youngster cannot be identified for legal reasons.
Bailey was given a three month conditional discharge by Judge Andrew Jefferies QC.