Kanta-Häme District Court convicted a 19-year-old man of assault and five other offences and gave him a joint suspended sentence of eight months.[1] The six offences were assault, a drug-use offence, possession of an object suitable for injuring another person, a minor firearms offence, possession of a dangerous object and a drug offence.[1]

The drug offence came from a search of the man’s flat in February, when police seized 37.6 grams of cannabis and 130 grams of hashish.[1] The court found the cannabis had been divided into smaller bags for possible distribution.[1] The man admitted the possession offences and written evidence supported his admissions.[1] The probation period ends on 13 October 2028, and he was placed under supervision for one year and three months.[1] The court also ordered him to pay a 120-euro victim surcharge.[1]

The assault charge concerned 16 kicks to a person lying on the ground in the Hämeenlinna railway station tunnel, recorded by a surveillance camera.[1] According to the prosecutor, the defendant struck the complainant three times in the head or face and knocked him down.[1] The complainant suffered bloody scratches and broken skin on his head and face but left the scene on his own.[1]