Boxing silver medallist is convicted of youth attack

Grant Quigley was involved in an assault on Thomas Thruel in November 2010 that left the victim unconscious.

CCTV captured images of the 19-year-old being beaten and stamped upon in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde.

A jury heard claims Mr Thruel and friends had previously bullied Quigley and his brother while at school.

Quigley recently won silver at the Commonwealth Youth Games and was considered a serious contender for Glasgow 2014.

The 17-year-old was yesterday found guilty of assault to the danger of life at the High Court in Glasgow. He is due to be sentenced later this month.

The trial heard how Mr Thruel was set upon near a roundabout in Brown Street, Port Glasgow, on 20 November 2010. The victim was knocked out and he told the jury how he later could not remember being at the hospital.

CCTV footage showed Mr Thruel lying on the ground after the attack as Quigley and two friends fled.

Quigley told the jury he was “disgusted” at getting involved in the brawl and “regretted” what happened.

The teenager said it was Mr Thruel who lashed out first and that he was defending himself.

Quigley, of Hillside Drive, Port Glasgow, said: “He had ran at me and reached around his back. I thought he had a knife.

“He said he was going to stab my eye and batter me like he had my brother.”

The young boxer also alleged he and his brother Greg had previously been bullied by Mr Thruel and friends.

Lord Glennie deferred sentencing until 29 February at the High Court in Edinburgh.