Shock moment young girl, 9, filmed driving car barefoot through Scots village
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A WOMAN allowed a nine-year-old girl to drive through a village in a rain storm.
Sophie-Leigh Gemmell, 32, admitted culpable and reckless conduct after footage emerged of the incident in Crimond, Aberdeenshire.
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The nine-year-old was videoed behind the wheel of the car
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The girl was driving the car barefoot and during bad weather last July
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The footage was shared on social media
The young girl, now 10, was driving the car barefoot and in bad weather in July last year.
Gemmell, from Crimond, can be heard cheering during the video while she blared the Sugababes tune Round Round.
At Peterhead Sheriff Court on Monday, she admitted the offence and will be sentenced next month.
The charge read that 'On 10 July 2024, you did culpably and recklessly, and with utter disregard for the consequences, allow a child, then aged 9, to drive on a public road in poor weather and barefoot.'
The charge added this was to the danger of the public and the child, who can't be named to protect her identity.
The kid was using the vehicle's indicators and driving through village streets in rainy night-time conditions.
Gemmell can be heard cheering in the clip and offering driving advice to the youngster as music plays loudly.
A video of the incident, which lasted about a minute, was seen on social media.
It showed the child driving in the dark, using the wipers and indicators and peering over the steering wheel.
Sentence was deferred by Sheriff Annella Cowan to obtain a criminal justice social work report on Gemmell, who declined to comment as she left court.
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Sophie-Leigh Gemmell admitted culpable and reckless conduct
In Scotland, a child can apply for a provisional driving license at 15 years and 9 months old but they are not allowed to drive a car on public roads until they are 17.
Children must use a car seat until they are 12 years old or 4ft 4in tall - whichever comes first.
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